Doxycycline Usage for Prevention of Leptospirosis among Farmers and Reasons for Failure to Use Chemoprophylaxis: A Descriptive Study from Southern Sri Lanka

BACKGROUND: Leptospirosis causes substantial morbidity and mortality in Sri Lanka. Health authorities have implemented a chemoprophylaxis programme for prevention of disease for farmers who are at a high risk of leptospirosis. Only 39% of general population is aware of chemoprophylaxis. Awareness on...

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Autores principales: Fonseka, C. L., Vidanapathirana, B. N., de Silva, C. M., Athukorala, A. A. B. B., Goonawardena, P. R., Karunathilake, A. P., Rajapakse, I. H., Dissanayake, A. S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6420970/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30941181
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2917154

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