A review of visceral leishmaniasis during the conflict in South Sudan and the consequences for East African countries

BACKGROUND: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), caused predominantly by Leishmania donovani and transmitted by both Phlebotomus orientalis and Phlebotomus martini, is highly endemic in East Africa where approximately 30 thousands VL cases are reported annually. The largest numbers of cases are found in Sud...

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Autores principales: Al-Salem, Waleed, Herricks, Jennifer R., Hotez, Peter J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
Materias:
Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4994383/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27549162
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1743-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4994383/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27549162
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1743-7

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