Asymptomatic Leishmania donovani infection and associated factors among blood donors attending at Metema district Blood Bank, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross- sectional study

• Main Authors: Iyasu Melkie (Author), Mulat Yimer (Author), Getaneh Alemu (Author), Banchamlak Tegegne (Author)
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• 出版: BMC, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Ethiopia is one of the top 10 countries in the world where 90% visceral leishmaniasis cases are reported. Metema-Humera lowlands are the most important foci in Ethiopia. Blood transfusion in visceral leishmaniasis endemic foci in Ethiopia does not consider screening of visceral l...