Leptospira infections in freshwater fish in Morogoro Tanzania: A hidden public health threat

Tanzania Journal of Health Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Mgode, Georgies F ^a   Mhamphi, Ginethon G ^a   Katakweba, Abdul S ^a   Thomas, Michael ^a  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Freshwater fish; Leptospirosis; Tanzania; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CATFISH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EEL; INFECTION RISK; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MICROAGGLUTINATION TEST; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TANZANIA; TILAPIA; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; FISH; LEPTOSPIRA; MICROBIOLOGY; VETERINARY;

FRESH WATER;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; FISHES; FRESH WATER; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; TANZANIA;

EID: 84901355321     PISSN: 18216404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/thrb.v16i2.7     Document Type: Article

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