Leishmania tropica in Egypt: An undesirable import

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 251-254

  Mohareb, Emad W ^a   Mikhail, Elen M ^a   Youssef, Fouad G ^a  

^a US Naval Medical Research Unit No 3   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunofluorescence; Isoenzymes; Leishmania tropica; Transmission

Indexed keywords

RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EGYPT; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMPORT DISEASE; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; LEISHMANIASIS; MALE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0029886527     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.1996.tb00035.x     Document Type: Article

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