Comparison of the Estimated Incidence of Acute Leptospirosis in the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania between 2007-08 and 2012-14.
<h4>Background</h4>The sole report of annual leptospirosis incidence in continental Africa of 75-102 cases per 100,000 population is from a study performed in August 2007 through September 2008 in the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. To evaluate the stability of this estimate over time, w...
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| Main Authors: | Michael J Maze, Holly M Biggs, Matthew P Rubach, Renee L Galloway, Shama Cash-Goldwasser, Kathryn J Allan, Jo E B Halliday, Julian T Hertz, Wilbrod Saganda, Bingileki F Lwezaula, Sarah Cleaveland, Blandina T Mmbaga, Venance P Maro, John A Crump |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-12-01
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| Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0005165&type=printable |
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