Incidence of leptospirosis in a select population in Nepal.

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Published in Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg on May 21, 2010

Authors

Khin Saw Aye Myint1, Clinton K Murray, Robert McNair Scott, Mrigendra P Shrestha, Mammen P Mammen, Sanjaya K Shrestha, Robert A Kuschner, Durga M Joshi, Robert V Gibbons

Author Affiliations

1: Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences (AFRIMS), Bangkok, Thailand.

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