Regional differences of leptospirosis in Sri Lanka: observations from a flood-associated outbreak in 2011.

• Main Authors: Suneth B Agampodi (Author), Niroshan J Dahanayaka (Author), Anoma K Bandaranayaka (Author), Manoj Perera (Author), Sumudu Priyankara (Author), Prasanna Weerawansa (Author), Michael A Matthias (Author), Joseph M Vinetz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Leptospirosis is known to be an important cause of weather disaster-related infectious disease epidemics. In 2011, an outbreak of leptospirosis occurred in the relatively dry district of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka where diagnosis was resisted by local practitioners because leptospirosis was not known i...