Seroepidemiology of leptospirosis in Guilan province, northern Iran: comparison between MAT and IgM-ELISA techniques
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Spatial and Statistical Analysis of Leptospirosis in Guilan Province, Iran
The most underdiagnosed water-borne bacterial zoonosis in the world is Leptospirosis which especially impacts tropical and humid regions. According to World Health Organization (WHO), the number of human cases is not known precisely. Available reports showed that worldwide incidences vary from 0.1-1 per 100 000 per year in temperate climates to 10-100 per 100 000 in the humid tropics. Pathogeni...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1972-2680
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.9426