An outbreak investigation of visceral leishmaniasis among residents of Dharan town, eastern Nepal, evidence for urban transmission of <it>Leishmania donovani</it>

An outbreak investigation of visceral leishmaniasis among residents of Dharan town, eastern Nepal, evidence for urban transmission of <it>Leishmania donovani</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a predominantly rural disease, common in the low lands of eastern Nepal. Since 1997 VL cases have also been reported among residents of the city of Dharan. Our main research objective was to find out wh...

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Main Authors: Uranw Surendra, Hasker Epco, Roy Lalita, Meheus Filip, Das Murari Lal, Bhattarai Narayan Raj, Rijal Suman, Boelaert Marleen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-01-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Kala-azar
Visceral leishmaniasis
Risk factor
Outbreak
Disease transmission
Sand fly infection
Nepal
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/13/21

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