| visceral leishmaniasis in the syrian arab republic: early detection using rk39. | leishmaniasis causes significant morbidity and mortality in areas where it is endemic. a seroprevalence survey was conducted in 2 endemic villages in daraa, syrian arab republic, where 80 out of 345 children (23.2%) tested positive for visceral leishmaniasis (vl) using rk39 dipstick test. only 10 cases were symptomatic (12.5%), and 27.5% were positive by elisa test. all the sera (n = 138) obtained from the control village were negative. of the rk39 initially positive cases, 52 had seroconverted ... | 2003 | 15748082 |