Epidemiology and factors associated with amoebic liver abscess in northern Sri Lanka

• Main Authors: Selvam Kannathasan (Author), Arumugam Murugananthan (Author), Thirunavukarasu Kumanan (Author), Nilanthi Renuka de Silva (Author), Nadarajah Rajeshkannan (Author), Rashidul Haque (Author), Devika Iddawela (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Clinically diagnosed amoebic liver abscess (ALA) caused by Entamoeba histolytica has been an important public health problem in Jaffna district, northern Sri Lanka for last three decades. In order to draw up a control strategy for elimination of this condition, knowledge of its e...