Epidemiology of paediatric visceral leishmaniasis in Hebron district, Palestine Amro A et al. - No difference was seen between males and females. A preliminary survey of sand fly distribution showed the abundance of two putative vector species: Phlebotomus syriacus and Ph. tobbi. The focus of VL in Hebron district was shown to follow the epidemiological pattern of paediatric disease characteristic of the Mediterranean region. [more...]
