Epidemiology of leptospirosis in New Caledonia (South Pacific): a one-year survey
- 1 January 1997
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Epidemiology
- Vol. 13 (2) , 161-167
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1007300514760
Abstract
We describe a series of 144 cases of leptospirosis diagnosed in 1989 in New Caledonia. The incidence rate was 90 per 100,000 person-years, with a specific mortality rate of 4% patients. Those...Keywords
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