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Leishmaniasis in Uganda: Historical account and a review of the literature

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or kala azar is a fatal and neglected disease caused by protozoan parasites. It occurs worldwide including north-eastern Uganda. This review gives a historical account of and reviews available literature on VL in Uganda to raise more awareness about the disease. Informati...

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Autores principales: Olobo-Okao, Joseph, Sagaki, Patrick
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4213517/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25360200
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2014.18.16.1661