Transmission of Leishmania donovani in the Hills of Eastern Nepal, an Outbreak Investigation in Okhaldhunga and Bhojpur Districts.

• Main Authors: Bart Ostyn (Author), Surendra Uranw (Author), Narayan Raj Bhattarai (Author), Murari L Das (Author), Keshav Rai (Author), Katrien Tersago (Author), Yubraj Pokhrel (Author), Lies Durnez (Author), Baburam Marasini (Author), Gert Van der Auwera (Author), Jean-Claude Dujardin (Author), Marc Coosemans (Author), Daniel Argaw (Author), Marleen Boelaert (Author), Suman Rijal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:In the Indian subcontinent, Visceral leishmaniasis is endemic in a geographical area coinciding with the Lower Gangetic Plain, at low altitude. VL occurring in residents of hill districts is therefore often considered the result of Leishmania donovani infection during travel. Early 2014 w...