A dominant clone of Leptospira interrogans associated with an outbreak of human leptospirosis in Thailand
BACKGROUND: A sustained outbreak of leptospirosis occurred in northeast Thailand between 1999 and 2003, the basis for which was unknown. METHODS AND FINDINGS: A prospective study was conducted between 2000 and 2005 to identify patients with leptospirosis presenting to Udon Thani Hospital in northea...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2007
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