El Niño Southern Oscillation and leptospirosis outbreaks in New Caledonia.

Leptospirosis is an important cause of seasonal outbreaks in New Caledonia and the tropics. Using time series derived from high-quality laboratory-based surveillance from 2000-2012, we evaluated whether climatic factors, including El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and meteorological conditions all...

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Main Authors: Daniel Weinberger, Noémie Baroux, Jean-Paul Grangeon, Albert I Ko, Cyrille Goarant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-04-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3990495?pdf=render