Heterogeneity of Environments Associated with Transmission of Visceral Leishmaniasis in South-Eastern France and Implication for Control Strategies

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Faucher, Benoit ^a,b   Gaudart, Jean ^a,b   Faraut, Francoise ^a   Pomares, Christelle ^c,d   Mary, Charles ^a   Marty, Pierre ^c,d   Piarroux, Renaud ^a,b  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOREST; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SCHOOL CHILD; URBAN AREA; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865995838     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001765     Document Type: Article

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