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
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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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description 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 diagnosis and treatment.
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spelling pubmed-59387852018-05-15 Fatal Visceral Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania infantum, Lebanon El Hajj, Rana El Hajj, Hiba Khalifeh, Ibrahim Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch 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 diagnosis and treatment. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-05 /pmc/articles/PMC5938785/ /pubmed/29664382 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2405.180019 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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title_full_unstemmed Fatal Visceral Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania infantum, Lebanon
title_short Fatal Visceral Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania infantum, Lebanon
title_sort fatal visceral leishmaniasis caused by leishmania infantum, lebanon
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5938785/
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