Ayele T, Ali A
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1984 Jul;33(4):548-52. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.1984.33.548.
A total of 50 cases of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) were diagnosed among 1,184 patients examined in different parts of Ethiopia. The overall male: female sex ratio was 4:1. About 56% of the cases occurred in the 15- to 29-year age group. The incidence of VL in Aba Roba Village was 5.2 per 1,000 population. New foci of transmission identified include lowlands of Algena, Nakfa, Afabet, Teseney, and Genale River Basin, and west of Moyale.
在埃塞俄比亚不同地区接受检查的1184名患者中，共诊断出50例内脏利什曼病（VL）。总体男女比例为4:1。约56%的病例发生在15至29岁年龄组。阿巴罗巴村的VL发病率为每1000人中有5.2例。新发现的传播病灶包括阿尔盖纳、纳克法、阿法贝特、特塞内伊的低地以及热纳莱河流域，还有莫亚莱以西地区。
