Factors associated with Leishmania asymptomatic infection: results from a cross-sectional survey in highland northern Ethiopia.

• Main Authors: Estefanía Custodio (Author), Endalamaw Gadisa (Author), Luis Sordo (Author), Israel Cruz (Author), Javier Moreno (Author), Javier Nieto (Author), Carmen Chicharro (Author), Abraham Aseffa (Author), Zelalem Abraham (Author), Tsegaye Hailu (Author), Carmen Cañavate (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: In northern Ethiopia the prevalence of visceral leishmaniasis is steadily rising posing an increasing public health concern. In order to develop effective control strategies on the transmission of the disease it is important to generate knowledge on the epidemiological determinants of th...