Open AccessField rats form a major infection source of leptospirosis in and around Madurai, India
Author(s) -
Chidambaranathan Gowri Priya,
K.T. Hoogendijk,
M. van den Berg,
SR Rathinam,
Abdallah E. Ahmed,
Veerappan Muthukkaruppan,
Rudy A. Hartskeerl
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of postgraduate medicine/journal of postgraduate medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 0972-2823
pISSN - 0022-3859
DOI - 10.4103/0022-3859.37511
Subject(s) - medicine , leptospirosis , environmental health , traditional medicine , virology
To determine the seroprevalence of leptospires and to isolate Leptospira spp. from field rats and bandicoots in and around Madurai.