Unsuspected leptospirosis is a cause of acute febrile illness in Nicaragua.

Epidemic severe leptospirosis was recognized in Nicaragua in 1995, but unrecognized epidemic and endemic disease remains unstudied.To determine the burden of and risk factors associated with symptomatic leptospirosis in Nicaragua, we prospectively studied patients presenting with fever at a large te...

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Main Authors: Megan E Reller, Elsio A Wunder, Jeremy J Miles, Judith E Flom, Orlando Mayorga, Christopher W Woods, Albert I Ko, J Stephen Dumler, Armando J Matute
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-07-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4109853?pdf=render