An epidemic of sporotrichosis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Epidemiological aspects of a series of cases

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 136, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1192-1196

  Barros, M B d L ^a   Schubach, A O ^a   Schubach, T M P ^a   Wanke, B ^a   Lambert Passos, S R ^a  

^a Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz   (Brazil)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL CARE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CASE STUDY; CAT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PET ANIMAL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII; SPOROTRICHOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CATS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPOROTHRIX; SPOROTRICHOSIS; ZOONOSES;

EID: 48249126210     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268807009727     Document Type: Article

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