Leptospirosis: a globally increasing zoonotic disease
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Leptospirosis: a zoonotic disease of many forms.
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.04.2010.2947