Leptospirosis in a Caver Returned from Sarawak, Malaysia
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Seroepidemiological study of leptospirosis among the communities living in periurban areas of Sarawak, Malaysia.
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عنوان ژورنال: Wilderness & Environmental Medicine
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1080-6032
DOI: 10.1580/1080-6032(2005)16[129:liacrf]2.0.co;2