[Environmental and social determinant factors for the reemergence of leptospirosis in the Amazon region of Peru, 2012].
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Recibido: 06-06-12 Aprobado: 13-06-12 Figura 1. Actividades desarrolladas en áreas rurales y periurbanas de la ciudad de Iquitos. A) Descarga de madera transportada en botes rústicos (peque-peque); B) Casas flotantes a orillas de los ríos. La leptospirosis es una enfermedad zoonótica de importancia global causada por especies patógenas de Leptospira sp. Se presenta en áreas rurales y urbanas, particularmente en regiones de la Amazonía como Loreto o Madre de Dios, donde constituye la zoonosis bacteriana más prevalente. Su presentación clínica va desde una enfermedad febril indiferenciada a una enfermedad grave con compromiso multisistémico de elevada letalidad (1).
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Revista peruana de medicina experimental y salud publica
دوره 29 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012