Asymptomatic visceral leishmaniasis, Northern Israel

Irit Adini, Moshe Ephros, Jacopo Chen, Charles L. Jaffe*

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Abstract

Asymptomatic human visceral leishmaniasis was identified in Israel by using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Positive serum samples were more prevalent in visceral leishmaniasis-endemic (2.97%) compared to nonendemic (1.01%) regions (p=0.021). Parasite exposure was higher than expected, despite the small number of clinical cases, suggesting factors other than infection per se influence clinical outcome.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)397-398
Number of pages2
JournalEmerging Infectious Diseases
Volume9
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2003

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