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Large-scale application of highly-diluted bacteria for Leptospirosis epidemic control

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Gustavo Bracho, Enrique Varela, Rolando Lloga Fernández, Barbara Ordaz, Natalia Marzoa, Jorge Menéndez, Luis Garcı́a, Esperanza Gilling, R Arisbel Leyva, Reynaldo Rufín,

Abstract

The homeoprophylactic approach was associated with a large reduction of disease incidence and control of the epidemic. The results suggest the use of HP as a feasible tool for epidemic control, further research is warranted.

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