Global Morbidity and Mortality of Leptospirosis: A Systematic Review.

BACKGROUND:Leptospirosis, a spirochaetal zoonosis, occurs in diverse epidemiological settings and affects vulnerable populations, such as rural subsistence farmers and urban slum dwellers. Although leptospirosis is a life-threatening disease and recognized as an important cause of pulmonary haemorrh...

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Main Authors: Federico Costa, José E Hagan, Juan Calcagno, Michael Kane, Paul Torgerson, Martha S Martinez-Silveira, Claudia Stein, Bernadette Abela-Ridder, Albert I Ko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4574773?pdf=render