VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS -HIV COINFECTED PATIENTS ARE HIGHLY INFECTIOUS TO SAND FLIES IN ENDEMIC AREA OF BIHAR, INDIA
Intro: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a fatal form of leishmaniasis caused by protozoan parasite Leishmania donovani and transmitted by the bites of blood sucking vector sand fly Phlebotomous argentipes. The spread and severity of infection is exacerbated by its status as an important co-infection o...
Main Authors: | O.P. Singh, R. Chaubey, A.K. Kushwaha, M. Fay, D. Sacks, S. Sundar |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-05-01
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Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971223001832 |
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