A case of indigenous kala-azar in the Gambia
| Autor: | J.H. Walters |
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| Rok vydání: | 1949 |
| Předmět: |
Spleen puncture
Indigenous parasitic diseases medicine Humans Phlebotomus West coast Socioeconomics Leishmaniasis biology medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health General Medicine biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Infectious Diseases Visceral leishmaniasis Liver biopsy Immunology Leishmaniasis Visceral Parasitology Gambia business Malaria |
| Zdroj: | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 43(3) |
| ISSN: | 0035-9203 |
| Popis: | 1. 1. Attention is drawn to the occurrence of kala-azar in the Gambia by the recognition of a case in which the diagnosis was confirmed by spleen puncture and liver biopsy. 2. 2. The disease had been acquired locally. 3. 3. Possible sources of infection are considered. It is suggested that the disease is endemic in a zone bordering the Sahara and extending from the Sudan to the West Coast. 4. 4. Investigation into the species of possible sand-fly vectors is required. |
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