Spatiotemporal Determinants of Urban Leptospirosis Transmission: Four-Year Prospective Cohort Study of Slum Residents in Brazil.

• Main Authors: José E Hagan (Author), Paula Moraga (Author), Federico Costa (Author), Nicolas Capian (Author), Guilherme S Ribeiro (Author), Elsio A Wunder (Author), Ridalva D M Felzemburgh (Author), Renato B Reis (Author), Nivison Nery (Author), Francisco S Santana (Author), Deborah Fraga (Author), Balbino L Dos Santos (Author), Andréia C Santos (Author), Adriano Queiroz (Author), Wagner Tassinari (Author), Marilia S Carvalho (Author), Mitermayer G Reis (Author), Peter J Diggle (Author), Albert I Ko (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Rat-borne leptospirosis is an emerging zoonotic disease in urban slum settlements for which there are no adequate control measures. The challenge in elucidating risk factors and informing approaches for prevention is the complex and heterogeneous environment within slums, which vary at fine spatial...