title: Outbreak of kala-azar in Bombay.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhatia
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gulhane
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dongre
authors.forename: F F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Jijina
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Pathare
mesh_terms: 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