Fatal Visceral Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania infantum, Lebanon

Visceral leishmaniasis, a fatal disease if not treated, is caused by Leishmania parasites. This disease might be overlooked in the Middle East because of limited awareness and low incidence. We report 5 patients who died of visceral leishmaniasis in Lebanon and make recommendations to improve faster...

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Autores principales: El Hajj, Rana, El Hajj, Hiba, Khalifeh, Ibrahim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5938785/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29664382
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2405.180019

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5938785/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29664382
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2405.180019

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