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Field Application of A Direct Agglutination Test for Visceral Leishmaniasis

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The definitive diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is based on the demonstration of the parasite.

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  • Harith, A.E., Kolk, A.H.J., Kager, P.A., Leeuwenburg, J., Muigai, R., Kiugu, S. and Laarman, J.J. 1986, A simple and economical direct agglutination test for serodiagnosis and sero-epidemiological studies of visceral leishmaniasis, Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg., 80:583.

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  1. University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    P. A. Kager

  2. Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

    J. Leeuwenburg, R. Muigai, S. Kiugu, D. W. Iha, J. K. Mwaniki & D. K. Koech

  3. Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    A. E. Harith

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  1. King’s College London, London, UK

    D. T. Hart

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Kager, P.A. et al. (1989). Field Application of A Direct Agglutination Test for Visceral Leishmaniasis. In: Hart, D.T. (eds) Leishmaniasis. NATO ASI Series, vol 171. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1575-9_11

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