Visceral leishmaniasis in selected communities of Hamar and Banna-Tsamai districts in Lower Omo Valley, South West Ethiopia: Sero-epidemological and Leishmanin Skin Test Surveys

BACKGROUND: Visceral leishmaniasis [VL] is a debilitating parasitic disease which invariably kills untreated patients. The disease is caused by Leishmania (L.) donovani or L. infantum, and transmitted by the bite of female phlebotomine sandflies. VL often remains subclinical but can become symptomat...

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Autores principales: Bekele, Fitsum, Belay, Tariku, Zeynudin, Ahmed, Hailu, Asrat
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5967802/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29795589
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0197430

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5967802/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29795589
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0197430

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