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  • Title: Kala-azar in Varanasi (UP)--preliminary observations.
    Author: Rai RN, Sehgal PN.
    Journal: J Commun Dis; 1990 Jun; 22(2):120-3. PubMed ID: 2098410.
    Abstract:
    An epidemiological and entomological survey was conducted in Badohi town of Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh (India) from where an outbreak of kala-azar was reported. Serological and clinical results showed 83 cases who responded to sodium antimony gluconate. Phlebotomus argentipes and P. papatasi could be detected in area of outbreak. An active transmission of kala-azar is strongly indicated.
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