Risk Factors for Kala-Azar in Bangladesh

Risk Factors for Kala-Azar in Bangladesh

Since 1990, South Asia has experienced a resurgence of kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis). To determine risk factors for kala-azar, we performed cross-sectional surveys over a 3-year period in a Bangladeshi community. By history, active case detection, and serologic screening, 155 of 2,356 residents...

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Main Authors: Caryn Bern, Allen W. Hightower, Rajib Chowdhury, Mustakim Ali, Josef Amann, Yukiko Wagatsuma, Rashidul Haque, Katie Kurkjian, Louise E. Vaz, Moarrita Begum, Tangin Akter, Catherine B. Cetre-Sossah, Indu B. Ahluwalia, Ellen Dotson, W. Evan Secor, Robert F. Breiman, James H. Maguire
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
disease outbreaks
Epidemiology
leishmaniasis
risk factors
Visceral
prevention & control
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/5/04-0718_article

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