Domestic Animals and Epidemiology of Visceral Leishmaniasis, Nepal

Domestic Animals and Epidemiology of Visceral Leishmaniasis, Nepal

On the Indian subcontinent, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is considered an anthroponosis. To determine possible reasons for its persistence during interepidemic periods, we mapped Leishmania infections among healthy persons and animals in an area of active VL transmission in Nepal. During 4 months (Se...

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Main Authors: Narayan Raj Bhattarai, Gert Van der Auwera, Suman Rijal, Albert Picado, Niko Speybroeck, Basudha Khanal, Simonne De Doncker, Murari Lal Das, Bart Ostyn, Clive Davies, Marc Coosemans, Dirk Berkvens, Marleen Boelaert, Jean-Claude Dujardin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Visceral leishmaniasis
Leishmania donovani
transmission
epidemiology
reservoir host
goat
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/2/09-0623_article

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