A global, multi-disciplinary, multi-sectorial initiative to combat leptospirosis: Global Leptospirosis Environmental Action Network (GLEAN)

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 6000-6008

  Durski, Kara N ^a   Jancloes, Michel ^b   Chowdhary, Tej ^c   Bertherat, Eric ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b Health and Climate Foundation   (United States)

^c UNANGO   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Leptospirosis; One Health; Outbreak

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; LEPTOSPIROSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; GLOBAL LEPTOSPIROSIS ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION NETWORK; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MASS SCREENING; PREDICTION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK REDUCTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; TRANSMISSION;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEPTOSPIROSIS;

EID: 84901981625     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110606000     Document Type: Article

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