An Old Zoonosis Coming from Afar: Leptospirosis
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Leptospirosis is a zoonotic infection which has started to take place in emergency departments in our country during recent years due to the increasing trend toward keeping pets as well as the climatic changes becoming more and more prominent (Stull et al., 2012, Lau et al., 2010). Especially the squatter settlements, developing in urban areas, have caused it to become an important health issue by providing conditions for transmission through rats (Felzemburgh et al., 2014).
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