Risk factors for human leptospirosis following flooding: A meta-analysis of observational studies.

Leptospirosis is probably the most widespread zoonotic disease in the world especially in tropical countries. There has been an increase in individual studies, which assessed the frequency of leptospirosis in flood conditions. Some studies showed contact with floods was significantly associated with...

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Main Authors: Cho Naing, Simon A Reid, Saint Nway Aye, Norah Htet Htet, Stephen Ambu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217643