An outbreak of leptospirosis among reserve military recruits, Hulu Perdik, Malaysia

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An outbreak of leptospirosis among reserve military recruits, Hulu Perdik, Malaysia

Here, we investigated an outbreak of leptospirosis among reserve military recruits that occurred following a survival exercise in the Hulu Perdik forest within the Hulu Langat district, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Blood samples from the 12 patients that presented symptoms for febrile illness on clinical...

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Main Authors:	Vasantha Kumari, Neela, Mohd Desa, Mohd Nasir, Sither Joseph Vesudian, Narcisse Mary, Sekawi, Zamberi, Mustapha, Nooreen Farzana, Mohd-Taib, Farah Shafawati, Ishak, Siti Nabilah, Yusof, Muhammad Afif, Bashiru, Garba, Philip, Noraini, Ramli, Siti Nur Alia, Azhar, Natasya, Joseph, Narcisse
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Springer 2019
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80619/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80619/1/LEPTOS.pdf

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