Rodent abundance dynamics and leptospirosis carriage in an area of hyper-endemicity in New Caledonia.

• Main Authors: Julie Perez (Author), Fabrice Brescia (Author), Jérôme Becam (Author), Carine Mauron (Author), Cyrille Goarant (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Widespread but particularly incident in the tropics, leptospirosis is transmitted to humans directly or indirectly by virtually any Mammal species. However, rodents are recognized as the most important reservoir. In endemic regions, seasonal outbreaks are observed during hot rainy period...