Of cattle, sand flies and men: a systematic review of risk factor analyses for South Asian visceral leishmaniasis and implications for elimination.

Studies performed over the past decade have identified fairly consistent epidemiological patterns of risk factors for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in the Indian subcontinent.To inform the current regional VL elimination effort and identify key gaps in knowledge, we performed a systematic review of th...

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Main Authors: Caryn Bern, Orin Courtenay, Jorge Alvar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-02-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2817719?pdf=render