Journal of Tropical Diseases & Public Health

Abakar AD

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• Research Article
  Incidence of Leishmania Donovani Infection among Agropastoralists Tribes in Um-alkhare and Bazura Villages, Gedarif State, Eastern Sudan
  Author(s): Lana M El-amin, Hshim Balla M, Abakar AD, Khalid KE, Elbadry AA and Nour BYMLana M El-amin, Hshim Balla M, Abakar AD, Khalid KE, Elbadry AA and Nour BYM
  
  Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a life-threatening parasitic disease, transmitted by a sand fly. A survey aimed to estimate the VL incidence in Um-alkhare and Bazura villages located in endemic southern part of Gedaref State, Eastern Sudan, in the period among (March 2014-February 2015). This study conducted among Agro-pastoralists tribes in the two villages comparing the epidemiological and clinical spectrum of VL infection. One hundred seventy five (109 male and 66 females) clinical suspected for VL were examined in the two rural hospitals, their age range between (3-48 years old). Bone marrow (BM) and lymph node (LN) smears were aspirated for parasitological examination and the serum was tested by using rk39 for Leishmania donovani antibodies. Socio-demographic and other determinants governing VL were also studied. The incidence rate of visceral leishmaniasis from was 42.8/1,000 per.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-891X.1000252

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