An outbreak of leptospirosis among Israeli troops near the Jordan River

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 127-131

  Hadad, E ^b,c   Pirogovsky, A ^d   Bartal, C ^d   Gilad, J ^a   Barnea, A ^e   Yitzhaki, S ^e   Grotto, I ^d   Balicer, R D ^d   Schwartz, E ^b,c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d MEDICAL CORPS   (Israel)

^e ISRAEL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; JORDAN; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RIVER; SEROTYPE; EPIDEMIC; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; SOLDIER;

BOS; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS SEROVAR HARDJO;

ADULT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL;

EID: 33646002655     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2006.74.127     Document Type: Article

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