Rainfall and other meteorological factors as drivers of urban transmission of leptospirosis.

• Main Authors: Marcelo Cunha (Author), Federico Costa (Author), Guilherme S Ribeiro (Author), Marilia S Carvalho (Author), Renato B Reis (Author), Nivison Nery (Author), Lauren Pischel (Author), Edilane L Gouveia (Author), Andreia C Santos (Author), Adriano Queiroz (Author), Elsio A Wunder (Author), Mitermayer G Reis (Author), Peter J Diggle (Author), Albert I Ko (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Leptospirosis is an important public health problem affecting vulnerable urban slum populations in developing country settings. However, the complex interaction of meteorological factors driving the temporal trends of leptospirosis remain incompletely understood.<h4...