Regional Differences of Leptospirosis in Sri Lanka: Observations from a Flood-Associated Outbreak in 2011

Suneth B. Agampodi; Niroshan J. Dahanayaka; Anoma K. Bandaranayaka; Manoj Perera; Sumudu Priyankara; Prasanna Weerawansa; Michael A. Matthias; Joseph M. Vinetz

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002626

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Regional Differences of Leptospirosis in Sri Lanka: Observations from a Flood-Associated Outbreak in 2011

Suneth B. Agampodi ,

* E-mail: sunethagampodi@yahoo.com

Affiliations Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University, Saliyapura, Sri Lanka, Tropical Disease Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University, Saliyapura, Sri Lanka, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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Niroshan J. Dahanayaka,

Affiliations Tropical Disease Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University, Saliyapura, Sri Lanka, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University, Saliyapura, Sri Lanka
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Anoma K. Bandaranayaka,

Affiliation Teaching Hospital, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
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Manoj Perera,

Affiliation Teaching Hospital, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
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Sumudu Priyankara,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University, Saliyapura, Sri Lanka
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Prasanna Weerawansa,

Affiliations Tropical Disease Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University, Saliyapura, Sri Lanka, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University, Saliyapura, Sri Lanka
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Michael A. Matthias,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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Joseph M. Vinetz

Affiliations Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, United States of America, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Departamento de Ciencias Celulares y Moleculares, Laboratorio de Investigación y Desarrollo, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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Regional Differences of Leptospirosis in Sri Lanka: Observations from a Flood-Associated Outbreak in 2011

Suneth B. Agampodi,
Niroshan J. Dahanayaka,
Anoma K. Bandaranayaka,
Manoj Perera,
Sumudu Priyankara,
Prasanna Weerawansa,
Michael A. Matthias,
Joseph M. Vinetz

Published: January 16, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002626

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