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    Kala-azar outbreak in Libo Kemkem, Ethiopia: epidemiologic and parasitologic assessment.

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    Authors
    Alvar, J
    Bashaye, S
    Argaw, D
    Cruz, I
    Aparicio, P
    Kassa, A
    Orfanos, G
    Parreño, F
    Babaniyi, O
    Gudeta, N
    Cañavate, C
    Bern, C
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    Affiliation
    Department for the Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases (CDS/NTD/IDM), Leishmaniasis Control Program, World Health Organization, 20 Avenue Appia, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland. alvarj@who.int
    Issue Date
    2007-08
    
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    The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
    Abstract
    In May 2005, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) was recognized for the first time in Libo Kemkem, Ethiopia. In October 2005, a rapid assessment was conducted using data from 492 patients with VL treated in the district health center and a household survey of 584 residents of four villages. One subdistrict accounted for 71% of early cases, but the incidence and number of affected subdistricts increased progressively throughout 2004-2005. In household-based data, we identified 9 treated VL cases, 12 current untreated cases, and 19 deaths attributable to VL (cumulative incidence, 7%). Thirty percent of participants were leishmanin skin test positive (men, 34%; women, 26%; P = 0.06). VL was more common in men than women (9.7% versus 4.5%, P < 0.05), possibly reflecting male outdoor sleeping habits. Molecular typing in splenic aspirates showed L. infantum (six) and L. donovani (one). Local transmission resulted from multiple introductions, is now well established, and will be difficult to eradicate.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10144/31334
    PubMed ID
    17690399
    Language
    en
    Description
    This study as conducted in collaboration with MSF Greece and Spain.
    ISSN
    0002-9637
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