Risk factors for visceral leishmaniasis and asymptomatic Leishmania donovani infection in India and Nepal.

There is increasing interest in the role of asymptomatic infection in transmission of Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL). We studied the individual, household and environmental factors associated with asymptomatic Leishmania donovani infected individuals and VL. 7,538 individuals living in VL endemic villa...

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Main Authors: Albert Picado, Bart Ostyn, Shri Prakash Singh, Surendra Uranw, Epco Hasker, Suman Rijal, Shyam Sundar, Marleen Boelaert, François Chappuis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24498159/pdf/?tool=EBI