Outbreak of leptospirosis among canyoning participants, Martinique, 2011

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 18, Issue 18, 2013, Pages

  Hochedez, P ^a   Escher, M ^b,c   Decoussy, H ^d   Pasgrimaud, L ^e   Martinez, R ^e   Rosine, J ^b   Theodose R ^a   Bourhy, P ^f   Picardeau, M ^f   Olive, C ^a   Ledrans, M ^b   Cabie A ^a,g  

^a Fort de France University Hospital   (Martinique)

^b Regional Office of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance   (Martinique)

^c European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training EPIET   (Sweden)

^d French Armed Forces in the French West Indies   (Martinique)

^e Department of Medicine   (Martinique)

^f INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^g INSERM CIE 802 Antilles Guyane University EA 4537   (Martinique)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S;

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPORT DISEASE; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; QUESTIONNAIRE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84877276508     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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