Detection of high rates of in-village transmission of Leishmania donovani in eastern Sudan

Acta Tropica

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-82

  Hassan, M M ^a,b   Elraba'a, F M A ^a   Ward, R D ^c   Maingon, R D C ^c   Elnaiem, D A ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^b Khartoum College of Medical Science   (Sudan)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bednets; Epidemiology; Leishmania donovani; Sandflies; Sudan; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; LEISHMANIASIS;

ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA DETERMINATION; ECOLOGY; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; HEALTH SURVEY; INFECTION RATE; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSYCHODIDAE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SUDAN; TROPICS; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; INSECT VECTORS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; PHLEBOTOMUS; SUDAN;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUDAN;

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PSYCHODIDAE;

EID: 3843084959     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2004.06.001     Document Type: Article

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