An epidemiological study of visceral leishmaniasis in North East Ethiopia using serological and leishmanin skin tests.

BACKGROUND:In Ethiopia, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is caused by Leishmania donovani. The estimated country-wide incidence of VL in Ethiopia is 3700-7400 cases/year. The balance between anthroponotic and zoonotic transmission is still unknown even though most authors believe that visceral leishmania...

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Main Authors: Desalegn Tadese, Asrat Hailu, Fitsum Bekele, Shewaye Belay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225083