Serological tests for visceral leishmaniasis
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Visceral leishmaniasis in Iran and the role of serological tests in the diagnosis and epidemiological studies
Kale- azar is known as an endemic doses in some areas of Cars province ( in South) and Ardabil province ( in North- west) of Iran. In other provinces the disease has been reported, mostly, in sporadic from. However since 1949 when the first case of kale- azar was reported in Mazandaran province, to the end of 1993 more than 4300 cases had been diagnosed in at least 113 cities and districts....
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38989.567083.be