Genetic diversity of Leptospira in northwestern Colombia: first report of Leptospira santarosai as a recognised leptospirosis agent
The region of Antioquia in northeastern Colombia has the highest number of reported leptospirosis cases in the country. It also shows high seroprevalence indexes in the general population and socio-environmental conditions favourable for the transmission of the disease between humans and animals. In...
Main Authors: | Ronald Guillermo Peláez Sanchez, Juan Álvaro Lopez, Martha María Pereira, Margarita Arboleda Naranjo, Piedad Agudelo-Flórez |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
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Series: | Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762016005023102&lng=en&tlng=en |
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