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    Emergence or re-emergence of visceral leishmaniasis in areas of Somalia, north-eastern Kenya, and south-eastern Ethiopia in 2000-01.

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    Authors
    Marlet, M V L
    Sang, D K
    Ritmeijer, K
    Muga, R O
    Onsongo, J
    Davidson, R N
    Affiliation
    Medecins Sans Frontieres-Holland, Max Euweplein, EA Amsterdam, The Netherlands. mvlmarlet@hetnet.nl
    Issue Date
    2008-01-31T16:24:00Z
    
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    Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
    Abstract
    Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) was known to be endemic in Somalia along the basins of the (Middle) Shebelle and (Lower) Juba rivers, and in Kenya in parts of the Rift Valley, on the border with Uganda and the Eastern Provinces. From May 2000 to August 2001, we diagnosed 904 patients with VL. The patients came from an area which spanned the Wajir and Mandera districts of north-eastern Kenya, southern Somalia, and south-eastern Ethiopia. Small numbers of patients were also seen in northern Somalia. These areas were either previously non-endemic for VL, or had only sporadic cases prior to the epidemic. We describe the features of the outbreak and review the history of VL in the region. Unusual rainfall patterns, malnutrition, and migration of a Leishmania-infected population seeking food and security may have contributed to this outbreak.
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    Elsevier
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10144/17285
    PubMed ID
    15307414
    Additional Links
    http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00359203
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    0035-9203
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    Leishmaniasis/Kala Azar

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