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The climatic factors associated with incidence of Leptospirosis in Sri Lanka

<p>Leptospirosis is an endemic disease of public health importance in Sri Lanka. An ecological study was conducted to describe the association of selected climatic factors with district level incidence of Leptospirosis in Sri Lanka between 2008 and 2011. The factors selected were rainfall, rai...

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Main Authors:	Paba Palihawadana (Author), Jagath Amarasekera (Author), Samitha Ginige (Author), Deepa Gamage (Author), SAHD Jayasekera (Author), MD Dayananda (Author)
Format:	Book
Published:	College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, 2014-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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