Visceral leishmaniasis in Tunisia: Spatial distribution and association with climatic factors

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-45

  Ben Ahmed, Kais ^a   Aoun, Karim ^b   Jeddi, Fakhri ^b   Ghrab, Jamila ^b   El Aroui, Mhamed Ali ^a   Bouratbine, Aïda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLIMATE; DESERT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; LOW TEMPERATURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARAMETER; PARASITE INCIDENCE; PEDIATRIC WARD; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SEASHORE; SUMMER; TUNISIA; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS; WINTER; INCIDENCE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; TIME;

CLIMATE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RAIN; TIME FACTORS; TUNISIA;

EID: 67650321587     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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