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Visceral leishmaniasis in Ethiopia. III. The magnitude and annual incidence of infection, as measured by serology in an endemic area

A. AliInstitute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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R. W. AshfordDivision of Biomedical Science, School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, LiverpoolL3 5QA, U.K.
Pages 43-47 | Received 28 Sep 1993, Accepted 01 Nov 1993, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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