New foci of cutaneous leishmaniasis in central Kenya and the Rift Valley

dc.contributor.author	Sang, D K
dc.contributor.author	Okelo, G B
dc.contributor.author	Ndegwa, C W
dc.contributor.author	Ashford, R W
dc.date.accessioned	2013-06-06T11:30:23Z
dc.date.available	2013-06-06T11:30:23Z
dc.date.issued	1993
dc.identifier.citation	Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1993 Nov-Dec;87(6):629-32.	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8296359
dc.identifier.uri	http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/29195
dc.description.abstract	Active case detection and investigations of sandfly resting places in suspected transmission sites of cutaneous leishmaniasis in central Kenya and the Rift Valley resulted in the identification of several foci of the disease in Samburu, Isiolo, Laikipia, Nakuru and Nyandarua districts. The foci occurred in areas ranging from semi-arid lowlands at 400 m altitude to highland plateaux at 2500 m, including the floor of the Rift Valley, and were mostly inhabited by recently settled communities, nomads and migrant charcoal burners. Four species of Phlebotomus, 3 of the subgenus Larroussius (P. pedifer, P. aculeatus and P. guggisbergi) and one Paraphlebotomus (P. saevus) were collected from caves, rock crevices and tree hollows found in river valleys and in lava flows	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.title	New foci of cutaneous leishmaniasis in central Kenya and the Rift Valley	en
dc.type	Article	en
local.publisher	School of medicine, Division of Vector Borne Diseases	en