The correlation between three teleconnections and leptospirosis incidence in the Kandy District, Sri Lanka, 2004–2019

Abstract Background Leptospirosis is a bacterial zoonosis. Leptospirosis incidence (LI) in Sri Lanka is high. Infected animals excrete leptospires into the environment via their urine. Survival of leptospires in the environment until they enter into a person and several other factors that influence...

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Main Authors: N. D. B. Ehelepola, Kusalika Ariyaratne, A. M. S. M. C. M. Aththanayake, Kamalanath Samarakoon, H. M. Arjuna Thilakarathna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
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IOD
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-021-00325-z