Spatial correlations of population and ecological factors with distribution of visceral leishmaniasis cases in southwestern Iran

<b>Background & objectives:</b> Leishmaniasis as a dynamic disease may be markedly influenced by demographic and ecological factors. A geospatial information system study was developed to determine the distribution of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) cases in relation to population, clima...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Amin Ghatee, Iraj Sharifi, Ali AkbarHaghdoost, Zahra Kanannejad, Zahra Taabody, Gholamreza Hatam, Abbas Abdollahipanah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-08-01
Series:Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.mrcindia.org/journal/issues/503179.pdf