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Rewriting the history of leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka: An untold story since 1904

Leishmaniasis is widely considered a disease that emerged in Sri Lanka in the 1990s. However, a comprehensive case report from 1904 suggests that the presence of Leishmaniasis was well demonstrated in Sri Lanka long before that. The Annual Administration Reports of Ceylon/Sri Lanka from 1895 to 1970...

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Autores principales:	Nuwangi, Hasara, Weerakoon, Kosala Gayan, Agampodi, Thilini Chanchala, Price, Helen Philippa, Dikomitis, Lisa, Agampodi, Suneth Buddhika
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2022
Materias:	Viewpoints
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9731464/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36480521 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010918

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