The panorama of animal leptospirosis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, regarding the seroepidemiology of the infection in tropical regions

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 9, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Martins, Gabriel ^a   Lilenbaum, Walter ^a  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Animal leptospirosis; Brazil; Infection; Tropical scenario

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAPRA HIRCUS; EQUIDAE; LEONTOPITHECUS; LEONTOPITHECUS ROSALIA; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA SP.; MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES; RATTUS; SUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CATTLE; DISEASE CARRIER; DOG; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GOAT; HORSE; LEONTOPITHECUS; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RAT; RURAL POPULATION; SHEEP; STATISTICS; SWINE; TROPIC CLIMATE; URBAN POPULATION;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CATTLE; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DOGS; GOATS; HORSES; LEONTOPITHECUS; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; PREVALENCE; RATS; RURAL POPULATION; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SHEEP; SWINE; TROPICAL CLIMATE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84888329591     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-9-237     Document Type: Review

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