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Epidemiology of Leptospira weilii serovar Topaz infections in Australia.
Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report - 1 Jun 2007
Slack Andrew T, Symonds Meegan L, Dohnt Michael F, Corney Bruce G, Smythe Lee D
Abstract excerpt
Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease with a worldwide distribution. Leptospira weilii serovar (sv.) Topaz is a newly described serovar first isolated in the far north of Queensland, Australia. The epidemiology of L. weilii sv. Topaz infections in Australia was characterised through the use of surveillance questionnaires and molecular studies. There have been 24 human and 2 animal (bovine and bandicoot) L. weilii...
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