Seroprevalence of leptospirosis in man and animals in Tamilnadu
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2006-10
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Leptospirosis, is a worldwide zoonosis caused by spirochetes of the genus Leptospira affecting humans and animals; humans are incidental hosts. Ayyar made the earliest record of leptospirosis in Tamil Nadu among Madras hounds.[1] Subsequently, Venkataraman and Jaganathan[2] reported the occurrence of an outbreak of leptospirosis in Madras state. Following this, a survey on the incidence of leptospirosis among domestic animals in and around Madras City (presently Chennai) was made by Jawad Hussain.[3] Since then reports on isolation of leptospires,[4],[5] seroprevalence among animals[6],[7],[8],[9],[10],[11],[12],[13] and in human beings[14],[15] were made from Tamil Nadu. However, most of the literature on leptospirosis is repetitive in nature
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TNV_IJMM_2006_24(4)329-331
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Veterinary Science