Relation of rainfall pattern and epidemic leptospirosis in the Indian state of Kerala [1]

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1054-

  Pappachan, M J ^a   Sheela, M ^a   Aravindan, K P ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; RAIN;

DISEASE PREVALENCE; RAINFALL;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; CLIMATE; DISINFECTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIC; EXPOSURE; FLOODING; HUMAN; INDIA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LETTER; METEOROLOGY; SHOE; TROPICS; WATER SUPPLY; WOUND;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INDIA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; RAIN; SEASONS;

EID: 9444245011     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2003.018556     Document Type: Letter

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