Epidemiology of Leishmania donovani infection in high-transmission foci in Nepal

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages 21-28

  Rijal, Suman ^a   Uranw, Surendra ^a   Chappuis, François ^b   Picado, Albert ^c   Khanal, Basudha ^a   Paudel, Ishwari S ^a   Andersen, Elisabeth W ^c   Meheus, Filip ^d   Ostyn, Bart ^d   Das, Murari L ^a   Davies, Clive ^b   Boelaert, Marleen ^d  

^a B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

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

^d INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

DAT; Epidemiology; Infection; Kala azar; Leishmania donovani; Nepal

Indexed keywords

AGE; BLOOD; DATA INTERPRETATION; DISEASE INCIDENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; LEISHMANIASIS; MALE; MODEL TEST; PARASITE INFESTATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POVERTY; PROTOZOAN; RISK FACTOR; VILLAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNGUS TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEISHMANIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPAL; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

NEPAL;

EID: 77953197540     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02518.x     Document Type: Article

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