Publications
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| a neglected disease of humans: a new focus of visceral leishmaniasis in bakool, somalia. | visceral leishmaniasis (vl) was observed in children in bakool region, somalia, an area where vl has not been reported before. we describe the extent of the problem in this war- and famine-stricken area. a retrospective analysis was done of all cases admitted to a vl treatment centre between july 2000 and august 2001. patients with longstanding fever, splenomegaly and a positive direct agglutination test (dat; titre > 1:3200) were treated as suspected vl cases. a rapid epidemiological and entomo ... | 2003 | 16117959 |