title: Kala-azar: an endemic focus in Bombay.
abstract: 1. A series of 16 cases of kala-azar encountered at the Acworth Leper Home during a period of 14 months is described. 2. Positive proof is adduced to show that the whole outbreak is of indigenous origin. This consists of (a) the long uninterrupted duration (more than 3 years) of some of these patients' stay in Bombay (b) demonstration of the presence of sand-flies in the vicinity (c) demonstration of the presence of infected sand-flies. 3. The danger of the spread of infection from the endemic focus to the general population of the city is pointed out.
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Bhende
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Purandare
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Banker
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Figueredo
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Desai
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D005260:Female; D006296:Health Services; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007303:Insect Vectors; D007893:Leishmania donovani / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000469:parasitology*