Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis, Afghanistan [16]

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1623-1624

  Faulde, Michael K ^a   Heyl, Gerhard ^b   Amirih, Mohammed L ^c  

^a BUNDESWEHRZENTRALKRANKENHAUS KOBLENZ   (Germany)

^b Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Munchen   (Germany)

^c Balkh Province Leishmaniasis Center   (Afghanistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MILTEFOSINE; STIBOGLUCONATE SODIUM;

AFGHANISTAN; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; LETTER; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; REFUGEE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 33750006640     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1210.060076     Document Type: Letter

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