Outbreak of leptospirosis after a race in the tropical forest of martinique

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 621-626

  Hochedez, Patrick ^a   Rosine, Jacques ^b   Théodose, Rafaelle ^a   Abel, Sylvie ^b   Bourhy, Pascale ^c   Picardeau, Mathieu ^c   Quénel, Philippe ^b   Cabié, André ^d  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE FORT DE FRANCE   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE VEILLE SANITAIRE   (France)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DES ANTILLES ET DE LA GUYANE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ABRASION; ADULT; AGED; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; MARTINIQUE; MICROSCOPIC AGGLUTINATION TEST; NONHUMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; SEROTYPE; SKIN INJURY; SPORTING EVENT; TROPICAL RAIN FOREST; CLASSIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED; SPORT; TREE;

ADULT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; MARTINIQUE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SPORTS; TREES;

EID: 79957994697     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0502     Document Type: Article

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