Renewing the momentum for leptospirosis research in Africa

Affiliations

¹ Boyd Orr Centre for Population and Ecosystem Health, Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK Kathryn.Allan@glasgow.ac.uk.
² Boyd Orr Centre for Population and Ecosystem Health, Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.

Editorial

Kathryn J Allan et al. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Oct.

. 2015 Oct;109(10):605-6.

doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trv072.

¹ Boyd Orr Centre for Population and Ecosystem Health, Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK Kathryn.Allan@glasgow.ac.uk.
² Boyd Orr Centre for Population and Ecosystem Health, Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.

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Keywords: Africa; Fever; Leptospira; Leptospirosis; Weil Disease; Zoonoses.

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