Relation of rainfall pattern and epidemic leptospirosis in the Indian state of Kerala

Relation of rainfall pattern and epidemic leptospirosis in the Indian state of Kerala

Some 62.9% of the patients had either fissures or wounds on the feet. [...]periods of heavy rain followed by days of little or no rain seemed to be the setting for leptospirosis epidemics in this part of the world.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of epidemiology and community health (1979) 2004-12, Vol.58 (12), p.1054-1054
Hauptverfasser: Pappachan, M J, Sheela, M, Aravindan, K P
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Disease Outbreaks
Epidemics
Epidemiology
Humans
India - epidemiology
Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis - epidemiology
Letter
Letters
Rain
Rainfall
Seasons
Walking
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Zusammenfassung:Some 62.9% of the patients had either fissures or wounds on the feet. [...]periods of heavy rain followed by days of little or no rain seemed to be the setting for leptospirosis epidemics in this part of the world.
ISSN:0143-005X
1470-2738
DOI:10.1136/jech.2003.018556