Epidemiology of visceral leishmaniasis in Algeria: an update.

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), a zoonotic disease caused by Leishmania infantum, is endemic in Algeria. This report describes a retrospective epidemiological study conducted on human VL to document the epidemiological profile at national level. All human VL cases notified by the National Institute of...

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Main Authors: Amel Adel, Amel Boughoufalah, Claude Saegerman, Redgi De Deken, Zahida Bouchene, Abdelkrim Soukehal, Dirk Berkvens, Marleen Boelaert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24949958/?tool=EBI