A comparison of live and formalised leptospiral microscopic agglutination test

M.F. Palmer1, Sheena A. Waitkins1, S.W. Wanyangu1
1PHLS Leptospira Reference Unit/WHO/FAO Collaborating Centre for Research and Reference on Leptospirosis, County Hospital, Hereford HR1 2ER, United Kingdom

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