Visceral childhood leishmaniasis in Kağızman, eastern Turkey: a new endemic area

Authors: Buyukavci, Mustafa; Karacan, Mehmet; Tan, Huseyin; Akdag, Recep

Source: Annals of Tropical Paediatrics: International Child Health, Volume 25, Number 1, March 2005 , pp. 41-43(3)

Publisher: Maney Publishing

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Abstract:

Visceral leishmaniasis is endemic in some areas of Turkey; however, it has not been reported previously from the eastern part of the country. We reviewed 21 cases of visceral leishmaniasis admitted from eastern Turkey, 60% of whom were from the same region, Kağızman.

Document Type: Research Article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/146532805X23344

Affiliations: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey

Publication date: 2005-03-01

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