Risk factors and predicted distribution of visceral leishmaniasis in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, 2005–2015

Risk factors and predicted distribution of visceral leishmaniasis in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, 2005–2015

Abstract Background Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a neglected disease that is spread to humans by the bites of infected female phlebotomine sand flies. Although this vector-borne disease has been eliminated in most parts of China, it still poses a significant public health burden in the Xinjiang Uy...

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Main Authors: Fangyu Ding, Qian Wang, Jingying Fu, Shuai Chen, Mengmeng Hao, Tian Ma, Canjun Zheng, Dong Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Visceral leishmaniasis
Spatiotemporal patterns
Environmental niche
Infection risk
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3778-z

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