Impact of environment and social gradient on Leptospira infection in urban slums.

Impact of environment and social gradient on Leptospira infection in urban slums.

Leptospirosis has become an urban health problem as slum settlements have expanded worldwide. Efforts to identify interventions for urban leptospirosis have been hampered by the lack of population-based information on Leptospira transmission determinants. The aim of the study was to estimate the pre...

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Main Authors: Renato B Reis, Guilherme S Ribeiro, Ridalva D M Felzemburgh, Francisco S Santana, Sharif Mohr, Astrid X T O Melendez, Adriano Queiroz, Andréia C Santos, Romy R Ravines, Wagner S Tassinari, Marília S Carvalho, Mitermayer G Reis, Albert I Ko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-04-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2292260?pdf=render

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