Emergence of visceral leishmaniasis in central Israel

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 722-725

  Baneth, Gad ^a   Dank, Gillian ^a   Keren Kornblatt, Ephraim ^b   Sekeles, Eliezer ^c   Adini, Irit ^d   Eisenberger, Carol L ^d   Schnur, Lionel F ^d   King, Roni ^e   Jaffe, Charles L ^d  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Merhav Veterinary Clinic ^*

^c Merhav Veterinary Clinic   (Israel)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^e Nature Reserves Authorities   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOG; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOX; HEALTH EDUCATION; INFECTION RATE; ISRAEL; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMASTIGOTE; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

EID: 0031727127     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.722     Document Type: Article

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