Epidemiological and geographical aspects of leishmaniasis in Tigray, northern Ethiopia: A retrospective analysis of medical records, 2005-2008

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 273-280

  Morrone, Aldo ^a   Pitidis, Alessio ^a   Pajno, Maria Chiara ^a   Dassoni, Federica ^a   Latini, Ottavio ^a   Barnabas, Gebre Ab ^b   Padovese, Valeska ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b Tigray Regional Health Bureau   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis; Epidemiology; Ethiopia; Geographic distribution; Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis; Neglected Tropical Diseases

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LEISHMANIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OCCUPATION; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; LEISHMANIASIS, MUCOCUTANEOUS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; NEGLECTED DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954987166     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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