Epidemiological study of kala-azar by direct agglutination test in two rural communities of eastern Nepal

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 533-537

  Koirala, S ^a   Karki, P ^a   Das, M L ^a   Parija, S C ^a   Karki, B M S ^a  

^a B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Direct agglutination test; Kala azar; Leishmania donovani; Nepal

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH MONITORING; LEISHMANIASIS; RURAL POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOMBS TEST; DISEASE COURSE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPAL; NEWBORN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; SCREENING TEST; SEROLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; BONE MARROW; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

ASIA; EURASIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; NASO HEXACANTHUS;

EID: 2342646158     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2004.01212.x     Document Type: Article

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