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Title: | Spatial and seasonal analysis of human leptospirosis in the District of Gampaha, Sri Lanka |
Authors: | Denipitiya, D.T.H. Abeyewickreme, W. Hapugoda, M.D. Chandrasekharan, N.V. |
Issue Date: | 2014 |
Publisher: | University of Kelaniya |
Citation: | Annual Research Symposium, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. 2014; 15:149 |
Abstract: | Leptospirosis is a zoonostic infectious disease, caused by a pathogenic species of the genus Leptospira. In Sri Lanka, around 1500 human leptospirosis cases are reported annually. Typically, the risk of the disease is seasonal with a small spike occurs in March to May and a large spike occurs during October to December. Objective of this study was to analyze spatial and seasonal pattern of human leptospirosis in the District of Gampaha, Sri Lanka. |
Description: | Annual Research Symposium Abstracts, FGS, University of Kelaniya, 30-31 October , 2014, Kelaniya |
URI: | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/4947 |
Appears in Collections: | ARS - 2014 Conference Papers |
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