Leptospirosis in India and the rest of the world

Leptospirosis is an acute anthropo-zoonotic infection of worldwide significance caused by spirochaete Leptospira interrogans which has 23 serogroups and >200 serovars. Various factors influencing the animal activity, suitability of the environment for the survival of the organism and behavorial a...

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Main Authors: R. Sambasiva Rao, Naveen Gupta, P. Bhalla, S.K. Agarwal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702003000300003&lng=en&tlng=en