Asymptomatic Visceral Leishmaniasis, Northern Israel

Adini, Irit; Ephros, Moshe; Chen, Jacopo; Jaffe, Charles L.

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Asymptomatic Visceral Leishmaniasis, Northern Israel

Published Date:

Mar 2003

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 9(3):397-398.

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Adini, Irit ; Ephros, Moshe ; Chen, Jacopo ; Jaffe, Charles L. ;

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Asymptomatic human visceral leishmaniasis was identified in Israel by using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Positive serum samples were more prevalent in visceral leishmaniasis-endemic (2.97%) compared to nonendemic (1.01%) regions (p=0.021). Parasite exposure was higher than expected, despite the small number of clinical cases, suggesting factors other than infection per se influence clinical outcome.

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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