Outbreak of kala-azar in Bombay.
A chance diagnosis of kala-azar in a patient referred from Acworth Leprosy Home in Bombay was followed up, resulting in an investigation of a total of 25 patients (inpatients and residents) for the presence of the disease. 30.3% of the patients investigated were found to be suffering from the disease. This confirms the earlier suspicion that Bombay and especially the Acworth Leprosy Home is an endemic area for kala-azar.
Bhatia
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S
Department of Hematology, KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai.
Patel
N
N
Gulhane
S
S
Dongre
V
V
Jijina
F F
FF
Pathare
A V
AV
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007893:Leishmania donovani / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged