The Epidemiology of Leptospira Infection in Mazandaran Province, Northern Iran, During 2012 - 2013
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Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran Department of Microbiology, Islamic Azad University, Nourth Tehran Branch, Tehran, IR Iran Department of Microbiology, Guilan Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, IR Iran Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR Iran Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran Corresponding author: Hamid Reza Mirzaei, Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, P. O. Box: 1417613151, Tehran, IR Iran. Tel/Fax: +98-2166419536, E-mail: [email protected]
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