Spread of vector-borne diseases and neglect of leishmaniasis, Europe

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1013-1018

  Dujardin, Jean Claude ^a   Campino, Lenea ^b   Cañavate, Carmen ^c   Dedet, Jean Pierre ^d   Gradoni, Luigi ^e   Soteriadou, Ketty ^f   Mazeris, Apostolos ^g   Ozbel, Yusuf ^h   Boelaert, Marleen ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTO DE HIGIENE E MEDICINA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^d UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^e ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^f HELLENIC PASTEUR INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^g National Reference Laboratory for Animal Health   (Cyprus)

^h EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYPRUS; DOG DISEASE; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GREECE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; ITALY; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; LEISHMANIASIS; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VECTOR; PHLEBOTOMUS; PORTUGAL; REVIEW; SPAIN; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENDEMIC DISEASES; EUROPE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; PHLEBOTOMUS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 46349089848     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1407.071589     Document Type: Review

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