Seroprevalence of leptospirosis in high risk groups in Calicut, North Kerala, India
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Seroprevalence of leptospirosis in high risk groups in Calicut, North Kerala, India.
the reservoir hosts and the environment. Leptospirosis is Occupation No. of Males Females primarily an occupational disease, but a contaminated participants environment makes any person vulnerable to infection. Agricultural workers 100 65 35 Fishermen and fisher folk 125 46 79 Calicut is an endemic area for leptospirosis. Clinical cases Hospital sanitary workers of leptospirosis have been recor...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0255-0857
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.29418