Seroprevalence of leptospirosis and risk factor analysis in flood-prone rural areas in Lao PDR.

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Published in Am J Trop Med Hyg on June 01, 2008

Authors

Leo Kawaguchi1, Bounthanom Sengkeopraseuth, Reiko Tsuyuoka, Nobuo Koizumi, Hidechika Akashi, Phengta Vongphrachanh, Haruo Watanabe, Atsuko Aoyama

Author Affiliations

1: Department of International Health, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan. leok@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp

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