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The economic burden of visceral leishmaniasis and barriers to accessing healthcare in Tigray, North Ethiopia: A field based study

Tessema SB, Hagos T, Kehasy G, Paintain L, Adera C,  et al.
2024-10-15 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2024-10-15 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

BACKGROUND

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is an important public health problem, which mainly affects the poor rural dwelling communities in Low- and Middle-Income...

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Improving the patient journey and reducing stigma for people with cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil, Ethiopia, and Sri Lanka: findings from the ECLIPSE programme

Price H, Agampodi S, Dikomitis L, Machado P, Mulugeta A,  et al.
2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024
2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024
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Barriers to access to visceral leishmaniasis diagnosis and care among seasonal mobile workers in Western Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: A qualitative study

Coulborn RM, Gebrehiwot TG, Schneider M, Gerstl S, Adera C,  et al.
2018-11-08 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2018-11-08 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Ethiopia bears a high burden of visceral leishmaniasis (VL). Early access to VL diagnosis and care improves clinical prognosis and reduces transmission from infected humans; however, sig...
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Natural history of a visceral leishmaniasis outbreak in highland Ethiopia

Herrero M, Orfanos G, Argaw D, Mulugeta A, Aparicio P,  et al.
2009-09-01 • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2009-09-01 • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
In May 2005, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) was recognized for the first time in Libo Kemken, Ethiopia, a highland region where only few cases had been reported before. We analyzed records ...