Frequency of typhoon occurrence accounts for the Poisson distribution of human leptospirosis cases across the different geographic regions in the Philippines
Objective: To study the distribution of human leptospirosis cases across the different geographic regions in the Philippines in 2015-2017 and to determine the relationship between the frequency of typhoon occurrence and human leptospirosis cases. Methods: Information on the frequency of leptospirosi...
Main Authors: | Derick Erl P. Sumalapao, Benjamin Kyle M Del Rosario, Lara Beatrice L. Suñga, Catherine C Walthern, Nina G Gloriani |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2019-01-01
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Series: | Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.apjtm.org/article.asp?issn=1995-7645;year=2019;volume=12;issue=1;spage=38;epage=42;aulast=Sumalapao |
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