Fatal Visceral Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania infantum, Lebanon

El Hajj, Rana; El Hajj, Hiba; Khalifeh, Ibrahim

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Fatal Visceral Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania infantum, Lebanon

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May 2018
By El Hajj, Rana ; El Hajj, Hiba ; Khalifeh, Ibrahim

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Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

El Hajj, Rana ; El Hajj, Hiba ; Khalifeh, Ibrahim
Description:

Visceral leishmaniasis, a fatal disease if not treated, is caused by Leishmania parasites. This disease might be overlooked in the Middle East because of limited awareness and low incidence. We report 5 patients who died of visceral leishmaniasis in Lebanon and make recommendations to improve faster diagnosis and treatment.
Subjects:

Child Child, Preschool Dispatch Fatal Outcome Female Humans Leishmaniasis, Visceral Male Refugees
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 24(5):906-907
Pubmed ID:

29664382
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC5938785
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Lebanon ; Syria
Location:

Middle East
Volume:

24
Issue:

5
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:b42e44e44743af2eec466a38d39be8869b2bc16a325a50603fa2076ddf80f6bc
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/54045/cdc_54045_DS1.pdf
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