Seroepidemiological survey of Visceral leishmaniasis among nomadic tribes of Kerman Province, Southeastern Iran: An observational study for implication to health policy

Seroepidemiological survey of Visceral leishmaniasis among nomadic tribes of Kerman Province, Southeastern Iran: An observational study for implication to health policy

Background & Aim: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or kala-azar is a parasitic disease caused by the species of Leishmania donovani complex. Mediterranean type of disease is endemic in some parts of Iran and more than 95% of seropositivity cases were reported in children up to 12 years of age. A cro...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Javad Abbaszadeh-Afshar, Mehdi Mohebali, Iraj Sharifi, Behnaz Akhoundi, Mohammad Reza Aflatoonian, Mohammad Saleh Bahreini, Hossein Mahmoudvand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2015-10-01
Series:Journal of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Subjects:
visceral leishmaniasis
seroprevalence
direct agglutination test
nomadic tribes Iran
Online Access:https://jbe.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jbe/article/view/6

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