Preliminary survey of domestic animal visceral leishmaniasis and risk factors in north-west Ethiopia

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 205-210

  Kenubih, Ambaye ^a   Dagnachew, Shimelis ^b   Almaw, Gizat ^c   Abebe, Tamerat ^d   Takele, Yegnasew ^b   Hailu, Asrat ^d   Lemma, Wessensegad ^e  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

^c National Animal Health Diagnostics and Investigation Center   (Ethiopia)

^d ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^e Leishmania Research and Training Center   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Antileishmanial antibodies; Domestic animal; Kala azar treatment; L. donovani; Libo Kemkem; North west Ethiopia; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI ANTIBODY; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL COMMUNITY; ANTIBODY; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; PARASITE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BONE MARROW; BOVINAE; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; DONKEY; ETHIOPIA; GOAT; HEALTH SURVEY; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LIVER; LYMPH NODE; NONHUMAN; RISK FACTOR; SHEEP; SKIN; SPLEEN; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EQUIDAE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; PARASITOLOGY;

ETHIOPIA;

ANIMALIA; BOS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAPRA HIRCUS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; NASO HEXACANTHUS; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CATTLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOGS; EQUIDAE; ETHIOPIA; GOATS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; RISK FACTORS; SHEEP;

EID: 84920873001     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12418     Document Type: Article

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