title: Asymptomatic visceral leishmaniasis, northern Israel.
abstract: Asymptomatic human visceral leishmaniasis was identified in Israel by using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Positive serum samples were more prevalent in visceral leishmaniasis-endemic (2.97%) compared to nonendemic (1.01%) regions (p=0.021). Parasite exposure was higher than expected, despite the small number of clinical cases, suggesting factors other than infection per se influence clinical outcome.
authors.affiliation: The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: Irit
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Adini
authors.forename: Moshe
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ephros
authors.forename: Jacopo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Charles L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Jaffe
mesh_terms: D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence