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Transmission of visceral leishmaniasis in a previously non-endemic region of Tunisia: Detection of<i>Leishmania</i>DNA in<i>Phlebotomus perniciosus</i>
23 May 2013
Abstract excerpt
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has been endemic in northern Tunisia and has occurred sporadically in the center of Tunisia. Recently, there have been several cases from areas known to be free of VL. We report in this work all human and canine cases of VL recorded between 2003 and 2011 and an entomological study of phlebotomine fauna in a previously non-endemic region. Sixty-three cases of VL were diagnosed and...
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