Trends in leptospirosis epidemiology in France. Sixty-six years of passive serological surveillance from 1920 to 2003

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 162-170

  Baranton, Guy ^a   Postic, Danièle ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; France; Leptospirosis; Sero epidemiological studies

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INCIDENCE; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEROLOGY; WEATHER;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; FRANCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEASONS; SEROTYPING;

EID: 32844469126     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2005.02.010     Document Type: Article

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