Re-emergence of visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Greek Island of Crete.

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Published in Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis on January 04, 2012

Authors

Vasiliki Christodoulou1, Maria Antoniou, Pantelis Ntais, Ippokratis Messaritakis, Vladimir Ivovic, Jean-Pierre Dedet, Francine Pratlong, Vít Dvorak, Yiannis Tselentis

Author Affiliations

1: Laboratory of Clinical Bacteriology, Parasitology, Zoonoses, and Geographical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Crete, Greece.

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