Epidemiology of visceral leishmaniasis in Shebelle Zone of Somali Region, eastern Ethiopia

Epidemiology of visceral leishmaniasis in Shebelle Zone of Somali Region, eastern Ethiopia

Abstract Background Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), a vector-borne disease caused by species of the L. donovani complex, has (re)-emerged in Ethiopia during the last two decades and is currently of increasing public health concern. However, very little is known about VL epidemiology in the Somali Regio...

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Main Authors: Getachew Alebie, Amha Worku, Siele Yohannes, Befikadu Urga, Asrat Hailu, Dagimawie Tadesse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Epidemiology
Visceral leishmaniasis
Shebelle Zone
Somali Region
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3452-5

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