Epidemiology and clinical features of patients with visceral leishmaniasis treated by an MSF clinic in Bakool region, Somalia, 2004-2006.

• Hauptverfasser: Marie-Eve Raguenaud (Verfasst von), Anna Jansson (Verfasst von), Veerle Vanlerberghe (Verfasst von), Stijn Deborggraeve (Verfasst von), Jean-Claude Dujardin (Verfasst von), Giannos Orfanos (Verfasst von), Tony Reid (Verfasst von), Marleen Boelaert (Verfasst von)
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• Veröffentlicht: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2007-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>There are few reports describing the epidemiology of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Somalia. Over the years 2002 to 2005, a yearly average of 140 patients were reported from the Huddur centre in Bakool region, whereas in 2006, this number rose to 1002 patients. Given t...