Leptospirosis outbreak in Sri Lanka in 2008: Lessons for assessing the global burden of disease

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 471-478

  Agampodi, Suneth B ^a,b   Peacock, Sharon J ^c,d   Thevanesam, Vasanthi ^e   Nugegoda, Danaseela B ^a   Smythe, Lee ^f   Thaipadungpanit, Janjira ^c   Craig, Scott B ^f,g   Burns, Mary Ann ^f   Dohnt, Michael ^f   Boonsilp, Siriphan ^c   Senaratne, Thamarasi ^e   Kumara, Athula ^e   Palihawadana, Paba ^h   Perera, Sahan ^a   Vinetz, Joseph M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^f Friedrich Loeffler Institute Federal Research Institute for Animal Health   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^h MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIRA WEILLI; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEROTYPE; SRI LANKA;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; OILS, VOLATILE; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SRI LANKA; WORLD HEALTH;

LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS;

EID: 80052813834     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0276     Document Type: Article

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