Burden of visceral leishmaniasis in villages of eastern gedaref state, Sudan: an exhaustive cross-sectional survey.
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Mueller, Yolanda KathrinNackers, 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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Epicentre, Paris, France; Médecins Sans Frontières - Operational Centre Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium; Federal Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan;Community Medicine Department, University of Gedaref, Gedaref, Sudan; Médecins Sans Frontières - Operational Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Holland; Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Montpellier, France; Médecins Sans Frontières - Operational Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Holland.Issue Date
2012-11
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PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesAbstract
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.PubMed ID
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1935-2735ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1371/journal.pntd.0001872
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