Prospective study of leptospirosis transmission in an urban slum community: role of poor environment in repeated exposures to the Leptospira agent.

• Hauptverfasser: Ridalva D M Felzemburgh (Verfasst von), Guilherme S Ribeiro (Verfasst von), Federico Costa (Verfasst von), Renato B Reis (Verfasst von), José E Hagan (Verfasst von), Astrid X T O Melendez (Verfasst von), Deborah Fraga (Verfasst von), Francisco S Santana (Verfasst von), Sharif Mohr (Verfasst von), Balbino L dos Santos (Verfasst von), Adriano Q Silva (Verfasst von), Andréia C Santos (Verfasst von), Romy R Ravines (Verfasst von), Wagner S Tassinari (Verfasst von), Marília S Carvalho (Verfasst von), Mitermayer G Reis (Verfasst von), Albert I Ko (Verfasst von)
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• Veröffentlicht: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Leptospirosis has emerged as an urban health problem as slum settlements have rapidly spread worldwide and created conditions for rat-borne transmission. Prospective studies have not been performed to determine the disease burden, identify risk factors for infection and provide information needed to...