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Preventive measures for leptospirosis: rodent control.
The Fifth Annual National Conference of the Indian Leptospirosis Society was held at Surat from January 20 to 22, 2005 to disseminate the information regarding capacity building to control this disease and policies were decided regarding the activities of the concerned departments. A grant of Rs. 65 lakhs from CRF was allotted to the Government Medical College, Surat to strengthen the Microbiol...
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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 sub-tropical regions. The aim of this study was to compare culture assays, the microscopic agglut...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Wildlife Diseases
سال: 1976
ISSN: 0090-3558
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-12.3.315