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Locally acquired Visceral Leishmaniasis - First reported case in Northern Province of Sri Lanka

Journal: IP International Journal of Medical Microbiology and Tropical Diseases (Vol.3, No. 3)

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Page : 133-134

Keywords : Visceral leishmaniasis; Kala-azar; Splenomegaly; Sand fly;

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Abstract

Visceral leishmaniasis is a vector borne protozoan disease, mainly caused by Leishmania donovani and Leishmania infantum. Leishmania donovani is the principal cause in Sri Lanka. This is the first case of locally acquired Visceral Leishmaniasis in a young female from the Northern Province of Sri Lanka.

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