Epidemiology of leptospirosis: Observations on serological data obtained by a "diagnostic laboratory for leptospirosis" from 1995 to 2001

New Microbiologica

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 383-389

  Cerri, D ^a   Ebani, V V ^a   Fratini, F ^a   Pinzauti, P ^a   Andreani, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Leptospira interrogans; Leptospirosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; HORSE; LEPTOSPIROSIS; NONHUMAN; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROLOGY; SEROTYPE; SWINE; ANIMAL; BUFFALO; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DEER; DOG DISEASE; HORSE DISEASE; HUMAN; ITALY; MICROBIOLOGY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CERVIDAE; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; SUS SCROFA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BUFFALOES; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DEER; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HUMANS; ITALY; LEPTOSPIROSIS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SWINE;

EID: 0642342125     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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