Leptospirosis: Public health perspectives

Biologicals

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 295-297

  Guerra, Marta A ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Epidemiology zoonosis; Leptospirosis; Public health; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

LEPTOSPIROSIS VACCINE;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; VACCINATION;

ANIMALIA; LEPTOSPIRA; SPIROCHAETALES;

DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY ZOONOSIS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; VACCINES;

ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; HUMANS; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84883552754     PISSN: 10451056     EISSN: 10958320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biologicals.2013.06.010     Document Type: Article

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