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Field rats form a major infection source of leptospirosis in and around Madurai, India

CG Priya, KT Hoogendijk, MVD Berg, SR Rathinam, Abdallah Elssir Ahmed, Vr. Muthukkaruppan, R. A. Hartskeerl

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine · 2007 · 37 citations · 18 references

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Serology and isolation reveals that field rats are major natural carriers and shedders of leptospires in and around Madurai.

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