Visceral Leishmaniasis Outbreak in South Sudan 2009-2012: Epidemiological Assessment and Impact of a Multisectoral Response

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Abubakar, Abdinasir ^a   Ruiz Postigo, José Antonio ^a   Pita, Jane ^a   Lado, Mounir ^b,c   Ben Ismail, Riadh ^a   Argaw, Daniel ^a   Alvar, Jorge ^a,d  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b Ministry of Health   (Sudan)

^c IMA World Health ^*  (Sudan)

^d Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; PAROMOMYCIN; STIBOGLUCONATE SODIUM;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FATALITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RELAPSE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUDAN;

EID: 84897387843     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002720     Document Type: Article

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