Household transmission of leptospira infection in urban slum communities.

• Main Authors: Elves A P Maciel (Author), Ana Luiza F de Carvalho (Author), Simone F Nascimento (Author), Rosan B de Matos (Author), Edilane L Gouveia (Author), Mitermayer G Reis (Author), Albert I Ko (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Leptospirosis, a spirochaetal zoonotic disease, is the cause of epidemics associated with high mortality in urban slum communities. Infection with pathogenic Leptospira occurs during environmental exposures and is traditionally associated with occupational risk activities. However, slum inhabitants...