Epidemiology and factors associated with amoebic liver abscess in northern Sri Lanka

Epidemiology and factors associated with amoebic liver abscess in northern Sri Lanka

Abstract Background Clinically diagnosed amoebic liver abscess (ALA) caused by Entamoeba histolytica has been an important public health problem in Jaffna district, northern Sri Lanka for last three decades. In order to draw up a control strategy for elimination of this condition, knowledge of its e...

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Main Authors: Selvam Kannathasan, Arumugam Murugananthan, Thirunavukarasu Kumanan, Nilanthi Renuka de Silva, Nadarajah Rajeshkannan, Rashidul Haque, Devika Iddawela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Amoebic liver abscess
Amoebiasis
Entamoeba histolytica
Sri Lanka
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-5036-2

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