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SUBMITTER: Kniha E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6978428 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kniha Edwin E Walochnik Julia J Poeppl Wolfgang W Mooseder Gerhard G Obwaller Adelheid G AG
Wiener klinische Wochenschrift 20200107 1-2
Leishmaniasis is a severe vector-borne disease with two main clinical forms, visceral leishmaniasis and cutaneous leishmaniasis. Both forms of leishmaniasis are also endemic in Mediterranean countries including the Balkan region from where mainly visceral leishmaniasis is reported. Austrian soldiers returning from Kosovo were screened for anti-Leishmania antibodies to assess the risk of infection during operations. Anti-Leishmania antibodies were detected in more than 20% of the soldiers investi ...[more]