Serological and entomological survey in a zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis focus of North Central Anatolia, Turkey: Corum province

Acta Tropica

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 239-246

  Ertabaklar, Hatice ^a   Toz, Seray Ozensoy ^b   Ozkan, Aysegul Taylan ^c   Rastgeldi, Samiye ^b   Balcioglu, I Cuneyt ^d   Ozbel, Yusuf ^b  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Refik Saydam Hygiene Center   (Turkey)

^d CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Canine; Human; Leishmaniasis; Phlebotomus; Sand flies; Visceral

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX;

ANTIBODY; ENTOMOLOGY; HEALTH MONITORING; LEISHMANIASIS; PEST SPECIES;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; FLY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATOMEGALY; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHLEBOTOMUS; PHLEBOTOMUS HALEPENSIS; PHLEBOTOMUS JACUSIELI; PHLEBOTOMUS NEGLECTUS; PHLEBOTOMUS PAPATASI; PHLEBOTOMUS TOBBI; PHLEBOTOMUS TRANSCAUCASICUS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; PSYCHODIDAE; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SAMPLE SIZE; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VETERINARY MEDICINE; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS; ZOOLOGY;

CORUM; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; TURKEY; WORLD;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PHLEBOTOMUS JACUSIELI; PHLEBOTOMUS NEGLECTUS; PHLEBOTOMUS PAPATASI; PHLEBOTOMUS TOBBI;

EID: 14844321915     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2005.01.002     Document Type: Article

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