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LEPTOSPIROSIS IN NORTH‐WESTERN TASMANIA
Author(s) -
Whyte G. G.,
Burke C. J.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1973.tb119701.x
Subject(s) - leptospirosis , serology , leptospira , medicine , virology , veterinary medicine , immunology , antibody
A pyrexial illness with non‐specific clinical features, occurring In patients In north‐west Tasmania, has been shown to be associated with serological evidence of leptospiral Infection. Three cases are described, each patient having been occupatlonally exposed to infection from cattle or pigs. Serological evidence suggests that leptospiral infection is endemic in these animals.