An epidemiological comparative study on diagnosis of rodent leptospirosis in Mazandaran Province, northern Iran

An epidemiological comparative study on diagnosis of rodent leptospirosis in Mazandaran Province, northern Iran

OBJECTIVES: Leptospirosis is a zoonosis caused by leptospires, in which transmission occurs through contact with contaminated biological fluids from infected animals. Rodents can act as a source of infection for humans and animals. The disease has a global distribution, mainly in humid, tropical and...

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Main Authors: Behzad Esfandiari, Mohammad Reza Pourshafie, Mohammad Mehdi Gouya, Pejvak Khaki, Ehsan Mostafavi, Jamshid Darvish, Soheila Moradi Bidhendi, Hamed Hanifi, Hossein Nahrevanian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Epidemiology 2015-02-01
Series:Epidemiology and Health
Subjects:
Culture
Iran
Microscopic agglutination test
Mazandaran
Nested polymerase chain reaction
Rodent
Online Access:http://www.e-epih.org/upload/pdf/epih-37-e2015012.pdf

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