Visceral leishmaniasis relapse in Southern Sudan (1999-2007): a retrospective study of risk factors and trends.

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Published in PLoS Negl Trop Dis on June 08, 2010

Authors

Stanislaw Gorski1, Simon M Collin, Koert Ritmeijer, Kees Keus, Francis Gatluak, Marius Mueller, Robert N Davidson

Author Affiliations

1: Médecins Sans Frontières, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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