Sero-epidemiological assessment and diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in an endemic locality using Fast Agglutination Screening Test (FAST).

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Published in Acta Trop on August 01, 2002

Authors

A Hailu1, C C M Kroon, G J Schoone, N Berhe, H D F H Schallig, P A Kager

Author Affiliations

1: Leishmaniasis Research Group, Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. aau-ipb@telecom.net.et

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