Preliminary study on investigation of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis in endemic foci of Ethiopia by detecting Leishmania infections in rodents
Author(s) -
Wossenseged Lemma,
Asrat Bizuneh,
Habte Tekie,
Habtamu Gebrehana Belay,
Hirut Wondimu,
Aysheshm Kassahun,
Welelta Shiferaw,
Meshesha Balkew,
Ibrahim Abassi,
Gad Baneth,
Asrat Hailu
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of tropical medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.491
H-Index - 52
ISSN - 1995-7645
DOI - 10.1016/j.apjtm.2017.03.018
Subject(s) - leishmaniasis , visceral leishmaniasis , leishmania , endemic diseases , biology , leishmania chagasi , virology , traditional medicine , medicine , immunology , parasite hosting , world wide web , computer science
To investigate the zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL) by identification of the most probable reservoir hosts using parasite isolation and analysis of a possible transmission dynamics of the disease in extra-domestic agricultural fields and rural villages.
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