The contribution of bats to leptospirosis transmission in São Paulo City, Brazil

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 315-317

  Bessa, Thirsa Álvares Franco ^a   Spichler, Anne ^b   Berardis Chapola, Érica G ^a   Husch, Alfred Christian ^a   De Almeida, Marilene Fernandes ^a   Sodré, Miriam Martos ^a   Mouriz Savani, Elisa S M ^a   Veiga Sacramento, Débora R ^c   Vinetz, Joseph M ^d  

^a Zoonosis Control Center   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE INFECTOLOGIA EMÍLIO RIBAS   (Brazil)

^c Genomic Engenharia Molecular Ltda   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAT; BRAZIL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; LEPTOSPIROSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; URBAN AREA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CARRIER; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KIDNEY; LEPTOSPIRA; MICROBIOLOGY; ZOONOSIS;

LEPTOSPIRA;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CHIROPTERA; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; ZOONOSES;

EID: 77449100370     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0227     Document Type: Article

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