Spatial epidemiology of suspected clinical leptospirosis in Sri Lanka

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 741-743

  Robertson, C ^a   Nelson, T A ^b   Stephen, C ^c  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analysis of data; epidemiology; leptospirosis; spatial modelling

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SRI LANKA; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREND STUDY; URBAN AREA; ANIMAL; DISEASE CARRIER; LEPTOSPIRA; MICROBIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; RODENT; SEASON; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE VECTORS; HUMANS; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LINEAR MODELS; POPULATION DENSITY; PREVALENCE; RAIN; RISK FACTORS; RIVERS; RODENTIA; SEASONS; SRI LANKA;

EID: 84858045499     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268811001014     Document Type: Article

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