Leptospiral uveitis- “Transition 'from epidemic to endemic form” difficulties in laboratory confirmations

Purpose: Leptospirosis is a waterborne zoonotic disease that primarily causes systemic illness, followed by uveitis. After heavy flooding in Madurai district, an epidemic outbreak of systemic and ocular leptospirosis occurred in 1994. Our data shows a transition to endemicity after each epidemic. Ai...

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Main Authors: S R Rathinam, G Jeya Kohila, P Chidambaranathan Gowri, K S Balagiri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
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Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2023;volume=71;issue=8;spage=3031;epage=3038;aulast=Rathinam