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MSF reports major increase in visceral leishmaniasis in war-torn Somalia

Marie-Eve Raguenaud and colleagues analyzed data on 1,671 patients with visceral leishmaniasis admitted to the Huddur health center in Bakool Region, Somalia, from January 2002 until December 2006. "The experience suggests that VL is substantially underreported in Bakool region and possibly in neighboring regions of southern Somalia," the researchers say.

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