Determining risk for severe leptospirosis by molecular analysis of environmental surface waters for pathogenic Leptospira.

<h4>Background</h4>Although previous data indicate that the overall incidence of human leptospirosis in the Peruvian Amazon is similar in urban and rural sites, severe leptospirosis has been observed only in the urban context. As a potential explanation for this epidemiological observati...

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Main Authors: Christian A Ganoza, Michael A Matthias, Devon Collins-Richards, Kimberly C Brouwer, Calaveras B Cunningham, Eddy R Segura, Robert H Gilman, Eduardo Gotuzzo, Joseph M Vinetz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-08-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.0030308&type=printable
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