Discrepant prevalence and incidence of Leishmania infection between two neighboring villages in Central Mali based on Leishmanin skin test surveys.

• Main Authors: Fabiano Oliveira (Author), Seydou Doumbia (Author), Jennifer M Anderson (Author), Ousmane Faye (Author), Souleymane S Diarra (Author), Pierre Traoré (Author), Moumine Cisse (Author), Guimba Camara (Author), Koureissi Tall (Author), Cheick A Coulibaly (Author), Sibiry Samake (Author), Ibrahim Sissoko (Author), Bourama Traoré (Author), Daouda Diallo (Author), Somita Keita (Author), Rick M Fairhurst (Author), Jesus G Valenzuela (Author), Shaden Kamhawi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2009-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Apart from a single report, the last publication of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Mali dates back more than 20 years. The absence of information on the current status of CL in Mali led us to conduct a cohort study in Kemena and Sougoula, two villages in Central Mali from which cases of CL have bee...