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The interrelationship between meteorological parameters and leptospirosis incidence in Hambantota district, Sri Lanka 2008–2017 and practical implications

BACKGROUND: Leptospirosis is a bacterial zoonosis. Leptospirosis incidence (LI) in Sri Lanka is high. Infected animals pass leptospires to the environment with their urine. Leprospires' survival in the environment to infect a new host depends on meteorological factors. El Nino Southern Oscillat...

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Autores principales: Ehelepola, N. D. B., Ariyaratne, Kusalika, Dissanayake, D. S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7822256/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33481868
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245366