Epidemiological shift and geographical heterogeneity in the burden of leptospirosis in China

• Main Authors: Pandji Wibawa Dhewantara (Author), Abdullah A. Mamun (Author), Wen-Yi Zhang (Author), Wen-Wu Yin (Author), Fan Ding (Author), Danhuai Guo (Author), Wenbiao Hu (Author), Federico Costa (Author), Albert Icksang Ko (Author), Ricardo J. Soares Magalhães (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Leptospirosis morbidity and mortality rates in China have decreased since the 2000s. Further analyses of the spatiotemporal and demographic changes occurring in the last decade and its implication on estimates of disease burden are required to inform intervention strategies. In t...