Impact of Environment and Social Gradient on Leptospira Infection in Urban Slums

Barbosa Reis, Renato; S. Ribeiro, Guilherme; Dias Martins Felzemburgh, Ridalva; S. Santana, Francisco; B. Mohr, Sharif; X. T. O. Melendez, Astrid; Queiroz, Adriano; C. Santos, Andréia; R. Ravines, Romy; de Souza Tassinari, Wagner; Sá Carvalho, Marília; Galvão dos Reis, Mitermayer; I. Ko, Albert

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000228

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Impact of Environment and Social Gradient on Leptospira Infection in Urban Slums

Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases • Apr 22, 2008

Authors:

Renato Barbosa Reis

Guilherme S. Ribeiro

Ridalva Dias Martins Felzemburgh

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Leptospirosis has become an urban health problem as slum settlements have expanded worldwide. Efforts to identify interventions for urban leptospirosis have been hampered by the lack of population-based information on Leptospira transmission determinants. The aim of the study was to esti...

Subject

Leptospira

Slum

Leptospirosis

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