Highlights
- •This paper is about the outbreak of Leptospirosis in Southern Tanzania.
- •Contamination of water systems with urine from infected livestock may be responsible for this outbreak.
- •To alleviate this outbreak, adequate education on the symptoms and prevention including effective sanitation strategies should be provided to the Tanzanians.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: January 11, 2023
Accepted:
December 8,
2022
Received in revised form:
December 8,
2022
Received:
August 1,
2022
Publication stage
In Press Corrected ProofIdentification
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