Burden of visceral leishmaniasis in villages of eastern gedaref state, Sudan: an exhaustive cross-sectional survey.

Mueller, Yolanda Kathrin; Nackers, Fabienne; Ahmed, Khalid A; Boelaert, Marleen; Djoumessi, Jean-Claude; Eltigani, Rahma; Gorashi, Himida Ali; Hammam, Omer; Ritmeijer, Koert; Salih, Niven; Worku, Dagemlidet; Etard, Jean-François; Chappuis, François

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Burden of visceral leishmaniasis in villages of eastern gedaref state, Sudan: an exhaustive cross-sectional survey.

Authors: Yolanda Kathrin Mueller
Fabienne Nackers
Khalid A Ahmed
Marleen Boelaert
Jean-Claude Djoumessi
Rahma Eltigani
Himida Ali Gorashi
Omer Hammam
Koert Ritmeijer
Niven Salih
Dagemlidet Worku
Jean-François Etard
François Chappuis
Publication date: 2012
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Doi: DOI:10.1371/journal.pntd.0001872

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Since December 2009, Médecins Sans Frontières has diagnosed and treated patients with visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Tabarak Allah Hospital, eastern Gedaref State, one of the main endemic foci of VL in Sudan. A survey was conducted to estimate the VL incidence in villages around Tabarak Allah

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