Human Leptospirosis Infection in Fiji: An Eco-epidemiological Approach to Identifying Risk Factors and Environmental Drivers for Transmission.

• Hoofdauteurs: Colleen L Lau (Auteur), Conall H Watson (Auteur), John H Lowry (Auteur), Michael C David (Auteur), Scott B Craig (Auteur), Sarah J Wynwood (Auteur), Mike Kama (Auteur), Eric J Nilles (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Leptospirosis is an important zoonotic disease in the Pacific Islands. In Fiji, two successive cyclones and severe flooding in 2012 resulted in outbreaks with 576 reported cases and 7% case-fatality. We conducted a cross-sectional seroprevalence study and used an eco-epidemiological approach to char...