Cost of Pediatric Visceral Leishmaniasis Care in Morocco.

BACKGROUND:Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a neglected parasitic disease that is fatal if left untreated. VL is endemic in Morocco and other countries in North Africa were it mainly affects children from rural areas. In Morocco, the direct observation of Leishmania parasites in bone marrow aspirates...

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Main Authors: Nabil Tachfouti, Adil Najdi, Sergi Alonso, Elisa Sicuri, Abderahmane Laamrani El Idrissi, Chakib Nejjari, Albert Picado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4892465?pdf=render