Volume 10, Number 6—June 2004
Research
Environmental Exposure and Leptospirosis, Peru
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Figure 1. Typical views of the residential areas of Belen, Iquitos, Peru. A. Houses near the river edge are built on stilts. B. Conditions abound for the proliferation of peridomestic rats in the same places where people live and play. This view is adjacent to the major market area of Belen, where Rattus spp. are commonly observed, even during the day in the middle of commercial activities.
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