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A dominant clone of Leptospira interrogans associated with an outbreak of human leptospirosis in Thailand.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 31 Oct 2007
Thaipadungpanit Janjira, Wuthiekanun Vanaporn, Chierakul Wirongrong, Smythe Lee D, Petkanchanapong Wimol, Limpaiboon Roongrueng, Apiwatanaporn Apichat, Slack Andrew T, Suputtamongkol Yupin, White Nicholas J, Feil Edward J, Day Nicholas P J, Peacock Sharon J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A sustained outbreak of leptospirosis occurred in northeast Thailand between 1999 and 2003, the basis for which was unknown. METHODS AND FINDINGS: A prospective study was conducted between 2000 and 2005 to identify patients with leptospirosis presenting to Udon Thani Hospital in north...
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