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ArticleParasitology2024

Cytokine profiles, blood parasite load and clinical features of visceral leishmaniasis in West Pokot County, Kenya.

Norbert van Dijk, Jane Carter, David Kiptanui, Elena Pinelli, Henk Schallig

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Article in Parasitology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Norbert van DijkDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Laboratory for Experimental Parasitology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-4747-090X
Jane CarterRegional Laboratory Programme, Amref Health Africa, Nairobi, Kenya.
David KiptanuiKacheliba Sub-County Hospital, Kacheliba, Kenya.
Elena PinelliCentre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Henk SchalligDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Laboratory for Experimental Parasitology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-7096-6279

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a severe infectious disease caused by protozoan parasites of the

Indexed as

Antimony Sodium GluconateAntiprotozoal AgentsCytokinesLeishmania donovaniLeishmaniasis, VisceralParasite LoadAdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansKenyaMaleMiddle AgedParomomycinAntimony Sodium GluconateAntiprotozoal AgentsCytokinesParomomycincytokineshaematologyKenyaparasite loadvisceral leishmaniasis

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PMID39311405
PMCPMC11474019

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