| autochthonous visceral leishmaniasis: a report of a second case in thailand. | visceral leishmaniasis (vl) is a rare disease in thailand. only one previous case has been reported in which transmission was likely autochthonous. we conducted an investigation of a case of vl, which included serological and symptom surveys of people who lived near the case in nan province and bangkok, serological surveys of domestic animals in his home village and sand fly surveys in his home village and in bangkok. no humans interviewed met our case definition for possible vl. one hundred thi ... | 2007 | 17539239 |