The epidemic of visceral leishmaniasis in Western Upper Nile, southern Sudan: Course and impact from 1984 to 1994

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 862-871

  Seaman, J ^a   Mercer, A J ^b   Sondorp, E ^c  

^a MSF   (Netherlands)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Research and Development   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Epidemic; Kala azar; Mortality; Sudan; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUDAN; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DINKA PEOPLE; DISEASE EPIDEMIC; MORTALITY RATE; NUER PEOPLE; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

SUDAN;

EID: 0029659734     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/25.4.862     Document Type: Article

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