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Emerg Infect Dis
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Bhattarai, Narayan Raj ; Van der Auwera, Gert ; Rijal, Suman ; Picado, Albert ; Speybroeck, Niko ; ... More +
Bhattarai, Narayan Raj ; Van der Auwera, Gert ; Rijal, Suman ; Picado, Albert ; Speybroeck, Niko ; Khanal, Basudha ; De Doncker, Simonne ; Das, Murari Lal ; Ostyn, Bart ; Davies, Clive ; Coosemans, Marc ; Berkvens, Dirk ; Boelaert, Marleen ; Dujardin, Jean-Claude Less -
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On the Indian subcontinent, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is considered an anthroponosis. To determine possible reasons for its persistence during interepidemic periods, we mapped Leishmania infections among healthy persons and animals in an area of active VL transmission in Nepal. During 4 months (September 2007-February 2008), blood was collected from persons, goats, cows, and buffaloes in 1 village. Leishmania infections were determined by using PCR. We found infections among persons (6.1%), cows (5%), buffaloes (4%), and goats (16%). Data were georeferenced and entered into a geographic information system. The bivariate K-function results indicated spatial clustering of Leishmania spp.-positive persons and domestic animals. Classification tree analysis determined that among several possible risk factors for Leishmania infection among persons, proximity of Leishmania spp.-positive goats ranked first. Although our data do not necessarily mean that goats constitute a reservoir host of L. donovani, these observations indicate the need for further investigation of goats' possible role in VL transmission.
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Animals
Buffaloes
Cattle
Cluster Analysis
Disease Reservoirs
Epidemiology
Goat
Goat Diseases
Goats
Humans
Leishmania Donovani
Leishmaniasis, Visceral
Nepal
Parasites
Population Surveillance
Prevalence
Research
Reservoir Host
Transmission
Vector-borne Infections
Visceral Leishmaniasis
Research

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 16(2):231-237.
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Journal Article
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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