Leptospirosis in Taiwan, 2001-2006

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 856-857

  Chou, Yu Ling ^a   Chen, Chang Shun ^a   Liu, Cheng Chung ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND MICROBIAL BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LETTER; TAIWAN;

EID: 45249122017     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1405.070940     Document Type: Letter

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