Visceral leishmaniasis in eastern Africa - current status

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1169-1170

  Reithinger, Richard ^a,b,c   Brooker, Simon ^b   Kolaczinski, Jan H ^b,d  

^a WESTAT   (United States)

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

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MALARIA CONSORTIUM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Control; Kala azar; Leishmaniasis; Prevention; Sandflies

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY DERIVATIVE;

AFRICA; BED NET; CHRONICITY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MIGRATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

AFRICA, EASTERN; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL;

NASO HEXACANTHUS; PHLEBOTOMINAE;

EID: 35649018082     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2007.06.001     Document Type: Review

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