Spatial distribution of human asymptomatic Leishmania infantum infection in southeast Spain: A study of environmental, demographic and social risk factors

Acta Tropica

Volumn 146, Issue , 2015, Pages 127-134

  Perez Cutillas P ^a   Goyena, E ^b   Chitimia, L ^b   De la Rua P ^b   Bernal, L J ^b   Fisa, R ^c   Riera, C ^c   Iborra, A ^d   Murcia, L ^d   Segovia, M ^d   Berriatua, E ^b  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic Leishmania infantum infection; Blood donors; Epidemiology; Spain; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LEISHMANIASIS; RISK FACTOR; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOUTHEAST SPAIN; SPAIN; SPRING; TOPOGRAPHY; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTIONS; CLIMATE; DOG; EUROPE; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; SOCIOECONOMICS;

SPAIN;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTIONS; CLIMATE; DOGS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926222661     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: 18736254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.03.017     Document Type: Article

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