Predominant Leptospiral Serogroups Circulating among Humans, Livestock and Wildlife in Katavi-Rukwa Ecosystem, Tanzania
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Predominant Leptospiral Serogroups Circulating among Humans, Livestock and Wildlife in Katavi-Rukwa Ecosystem, Tanzania
BACKGROUND Leptospirosis is a worldwide zoonotic disease and a serious, under-reported public health problem, particularly in rural areas of Tanzania. In the Katavi-Rukwa ecosystem, humans, livestock and wildlife live in close proximity, which exposes them to the risk of a number of zoonotic infectious diseases, including leptospirosis. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS A cross-sectional epidemi...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1935-2735
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003607