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    Risk factors for visceral leishmaniasis in a new epidemic site in Amhara Region, Ethiopia

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    Authors
    Bashaye, Seife
    Nombela, Nohelly
    Argaw, Daniel
    Mulugeta, Abate
    Herrero, Merce
    Nieto, Javier
    Chicharro, Carmen
    Cañavate, Carmen
    Aparicio, Pilar
    Vélez, Iván Darío
    Alvar, Jorge
    Bern, Caryn
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    Affiliation
    Malaria & Other Vector Borne Diseases, Prevention and Control Program, Ministry of Health, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Department for the Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases (HTM/NTD/IDM), Leishmaniasis Control Program, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland; Disease Prevention and Control Programmes, World Health Organization, Ethiopia; Médecins sans Frontières, Greece, Ethiopia; WHO Collaborating Center for Leishmaniasis, National Center of Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia; Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne and Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
    Issue Date
    2009-07-01
    
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    The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
    Abstract
    We conducted a case-control study to evaluate risk factors for visceral leishmaniasis during an epidemic in a previously unaffected district of Ethiopia. We also collected blood and bone marrow specimens from dogs in the outbreak villages. In multivariable analyses of 171 matched case-control pairs, dog ownership, sleeping under an acacia tree during the day, and habitually sleeping outside at night were associated with significantly increased risk. Specimens from 7 (3.8%) dogs were positive by immunofluorescent antibody test (IFAT) and both enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs), whereas Leishmania DNA was detected in 5 (2.8%) bone marrow aspirates (from 3 seropositive and 2 seronegative dogs). Insecticide-treated nets may only protect a portion of those at risk. Further research on the vectors, the role of the dog in the transmission cycle, and the effect of candidate interventions are needed to design the best strategy for control.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10144/114073
    PubMed ID
    19556563
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    http://www.ajtmh.org/cgi/content/full/81/1/34
    Type
    Article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    1476-1645
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