Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Northern Afghanistan [7]

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 966-967

  Reithinger, Richard ^a,b   Aadil, Khoksar ^b   Hami, Samad ^b   Kolaczinski, Jan ^a,b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Research and Development   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; INFECTION CONTROL; LETTER; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

EID: 2142753920     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1005.030894     Document Type: Letter

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