Environmental Factors as Key Determinants for Visceral Leishmaniasis in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, Madrid, Spain

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Carrasco-Antón, Nerea ; López-Medrano, Francisco ; Fernández-Ruiz, Mario ; Carrillo, Eugenia ; Moreno, Javier ; García-Reyne, Ana ; Pérez-Ayala, Ana ; Rodríguez-Ferrero, María Luisa ; Lumbreras, Carlos ; San-Juan, Rafael ; Alvar, Jorge ; Aguado, José María
• Description:
  During a visceral leishmaniasis outbreak in an area of Madrid, Spain, the incidence of disease among solid organ transplant recipients was 10.3% (7/68). Being a black person from sub-Saharan Africa, undergoing transplantation during the outbreak, and residing <1,000 m from the epidemic focus were risk factors for posttransplant visceral leishmaniasis.
• Subjects:
  Dispatch Environmental Factors As Key Determinants For Visceral Leishmaniasis In Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, Madrid, Spain Epidemiology Leishmania Infantum Leishmaniasis Parasites Risk Factors Solid Organ Transplant Solid Organ Transplantation Spain Switzerland Urban Outbreak Vector-Borne Infections Visceral Leishmaniasis

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 23(7):1155-1159.
• Pubmed ID:
  28628447
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5512489
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  7
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ee297860e39624d546d46ba34b47fccf463131233bd718db5c2a20db65c71b00
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/46746/cdc_46746_DS1.pdf
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