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Visceral leishmaniasis in eastern Africa – current status
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is among the most neglected of the tropical diseases, afflicting the poorest of the poor. In eastern Africa, VL causes at least 4000 deaths annually, a loss of approximately 385 000 disability-adjusted life years. Due to the chronicity of underlying causes, it is likely t...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2664918/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17632193 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trstmh.2007.06.001 |
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author | Reithinger, Richard Brooker, Simon Kolaczinski, Jan H. |
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description | Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is among the most neglected of the tropical diseases, afflicting the poorest of the poor. In eastern Africa, VL causes at least 4000 deaths annually, a loss of approximately 385 000 disability-adjusted life years. Due to the chronicity of underlying causes, it is likely that the caseload will increase in the foreseeable future. While efforts should be pursued to develop novel case management and prevention tools, several effective interventions already exist but are rarely deployed. Funds are needed now to procure commodities and strengthen health systems, so that effective VL control can be delivered to populations at risk. |
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spelling | pubmed-26649182009-04-03 Visceral leishmaniasis in eastern Africa – current status Reithinger, Richard Brooker, Simon Kolaczinski, Jan H. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg Mini-Review Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is among the most neglected of the tropical diseases, afflicting the poorest of the poor. In eastern Africa, VL causes at least 4000 deaths annually, a loss of approximately 385 000 disability-adjusted life years. Due to the chronicity of underlying causes, it is likely that the caseload will increase in the foreseeable future. While efforts should be pursued to develop novel case management and prevention tools, several effective interventions already exist but are rarely deployed. Funds are needed now to procure commodities and strengthen health systems, so that effective VL control can be delivered to populations at risk. Oxford University Press 2007-12 /pmc/articles/PMC2664918/ /pubmed/17632193 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trstmh.2007.06.001 Text en © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, so long as attribution is given to the creator. The license allows for commercial use. |
spellingShingle | Mini-Review Reithinger, Richard Brooker, Simon Kolaczinski, Jan H. Visceral leishmaniasis in eastern Africa – current status |
title | Visceral leishmaniasis in eastern Africa – current status |
title_full | Visceral leishmaniasis in eastern Africa – current status |
title_fullStr | Visceral leishmaniasis in eastern Africa – current status |
title_full_unstemmed | Visceral leishmaniasis in eastern Africa – current status |
title_short | Visceral leishmaniasis in eastern Africa – current status |
title_sort | visceral leishmaniasis in eastern africa – current status |
topic | Mini-Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2664918/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17632193 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trstmh.2007.06.001 |
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