Epidemiology of leptospira transmitted by rodents in southeast Asia.

• Main Authors: Jean-François Cosson (Author), Mathieu Picardeau (Author), Mathilde Mielcarek (Author), Caroline Tatard (Author), Yannick Chaval (Author), Yupin Suputtamongkol (Author), Philippe Buchy (Author), Sathaporn Jittapalapong (Author), Vincent Herbreteau (Author), Serge Morand (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Leptospirosis is the most common bacterial zoonoses and has been identified as an important emerging global public health problem in Southeast Asia. Rodents are important reservoirs for human leptospirosis, but epidemiological data is lacking. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:We sampled rod...