Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume 96 , Pages S25-S29 , April 2002

The epidemiology of visceral leishmaniasis in East Africa: hints and molecular revelations

  • Muntaser E. Ibrahim

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Muntaser E. Ibrahim, Department of Molecular Biology and The Leishmaniasis Research Group, Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.

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