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Visceral Leishmaniasis: New Health Tools Are Needed

Year: 2005

Type: review

Abstract: Half a million new cases of visceral leishmaniasis occur each year, and 10% of these are fatal. New tools are urgently needed for mapping, diagnosing, and treating the disease.

Source: PLoS Medicine

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020211

Authors: Asrat Hailu, Ahmed Mudawi Musa, Catherine Royce, Monique Wasunna

Institutions: Addis Ababa University, Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative, University of Khartoum, Kenya Medical Research Institute

Language: English

Topic: Research on Leishmaniasis Studies

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $6,460

OpenAlex ID: W2013469830

FWCI: 0.164

Cites: 36

Cited by: 42

Related to: 10