Leptospirosis in American Samoa--estimating and mapping risk using environmental data.

BACKGROUND: The recent emergence of leptospirosis has been linked to many environmental drivers of disease transmission. Accurate epidemiological data are lacking because of under-diagnosis, poor laboratory capacity, and inadequate surveillance. Predictive risk maps have been produced for many disea...

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Main Authors: Colleen L Lau, Archie C A Clements, Chris Skelly, Annette J Dobson, Lee D Smythe, Philip Weinstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3362644?pdf=render