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Human leptospirosis in Seychelles: A prospective study confirms the heavy burden of the disease but suggests that rats are not the main reservoir

BACKGROUND: Leptospirosis is a bacterial zoonosis caused by pathogenic Leptospira for which rats are considered as the main reservoir. Disease incidence is higher in tropical countries, especially in insular ecosystems. Our objectives were to determine the current burden of leptospirosis in Seychell...

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Autores principales: Biscornet, Leon, Dellagi, Koussay, Pagès, Frédéric, Bibi, Jastin, de Comarmond, Jeanine, Mélade, Julien, Govinden, Graham, Tirant, Maria, Gomard, Yann, Guernier, Vanina, Lagadec, Erwan, Mélanie, Jimmy, Rocamora, Gérard, Le Minter, Gildas, Jaubert, Julien, Mavingui, Patrick, Tortosa, Pablo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5591009/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28846678
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005831