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

• Main Authors: Ridalva D M Felzemburgh (Author), Guilherme S Ribeiro (Author), Federico Costa (Author), Renato B Reis (Author), José E Hagan (Author), Astrid X T O Melendez (Author), Deborah Fraga (Author), Francisco S Santana (Author), Sharif Mohr (Author), Balbino L dos Santos (Author), Adriano Q Silva (Author), Andréia C Santos (Author), Romy R Ravines (Author), Wagner S Tassinari (Author), Marília S Carvalho (Author), Mitermayer G Reis (Author), Albert I Ko (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...