Longitudinal seroepidemiologic study of visceral leishmaniasis in hyperendemic regions of Bihar, India.

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Published in Am J Trop Med Hyg on March 01, 2009

Authors

Kamlesh Gidwani1, Rajiv Kumar, Madhukar Rai, Shyam Sundar

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1: Department of Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.

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