An epidemiological and spatiotemporal analysis of visceral leishmaniasis in West Pokot, Kenya, between 2018 and 2022
The increase in VL hospital admissions during the study period stresses the need for enhanced VL control and outbreak mitigation in West Pokot. These control measures should be focused on the hotspot regions in the east of the county.
Authors
- Ellen-Wien Augustijn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3389-7585)
- Sherif Amer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0871-6460)
- Daniel Mwiti
- Henk D. F. H. Schallig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7096-6279)
- Norbert van Dijk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4747-090X)
Institutions
- Netherlands Center for Occupational Diseases (NL)
- Ministry of Health (KE)
- Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (NL)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
- University of Twente (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10053-4
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.63