Burden of visceral leishmaniasis in villages of eastern Gedaref State, Sudan: an exhaustive cross-sectional survey.

• Main Authors: Yolanda Kathrin Mueller (Author), Fabienne Nackers (Author), Khalid A Ahmed (Author), Marleen Boelaert (Author), Jean-Claude Djoumessi (Author), Rahma Eltigani (Author), Himida Ali Gorashi (Author), Omer Hammam (Author), Koert Ritmeijer (Author), Niven Salih (Author), Dagemlidet Worku (Author), Jean-François Etard (Author), François Chappuis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Since December 2009, Médecins Sans Frontières has diagnosed and treated patients with visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Tabarak Allah Hospital, eastern Gedaref State, one of the main endemic foci of VL in Sudan. A survey was conducted to estimate the VL incidence in villages around Tabara...