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

• Päätekijät: Ridalva D M Felzemburgh (Tekijä), Guilherme S Ribeiro (Tekijä), Federico Costa (Tekijä), Renato B Reis (Tekijä), José E Hagan (Tekijä), Astrid X T O Melendez (Tekijä), Deborah Fraga (Tekijä), Francisco S Santana (Tekijä), Sharif Mohr (Tekijä), Balbino L dos Santos (Tekijä), Adriano Q Silva (Tekijä), Andréia C Santos (Tekijä), Romy R Ravines (Tekijä), Wagner S Tassinari (Tekijä), Marília S Carvalho (Tekijä), Mitermayer G Reis (Tekijä), Albert I Ko (Tekijä)
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• Julkaistu: 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...