Laboratory diagnostic, epidemiological, and clinical characteristics of human leptospirosis in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, 2003-2020.

• Main Authors: Tetsuya Kakita (Author), Sho Okano (Author), Hisako Kyan (Author), Masato Miyahira (Author), Katsuya Taira (Author), Emi Kitashoji (Author), Nobuo Koizumi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>Leptospirosis is considered an endemic disease among agricultural workers in Okinawa Prefecture, which is the southernmost part of Japan and has a subtropical climate, but data on the current status and trend of this disease are scarce.<h4>Methodology/principal f...