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dc.contributor.author | Cachia, Emmanuel A. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Fenech, Frederick F. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-08-30T07:28:52Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2018-08-30T07:28:52Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 1964-05 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Cachia, E. A., & Fenech, F. F. (1964). A review of kala-azar in Malta from 1947 to 1962. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 58(3), 234-241. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/33191 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Since 1947, there has been a marked fall in the incidence of kala-azar in Malta. The factors responsible for this are the marked improvement in personal and environmental hygiene, reduction in animal reservoir, and DDT spraying. Kala-azar in Malta is a disease of young children. The diagnosis is not difficult and the association of pyrexia, splenomegaly, anaemia and leucopenia in a young child should suggest the diagnosis. This is confirmed by finding the Leishman Donovan bodies by marrow puncture which yields positive results in over 90 per cent. of cases. Splenic puncture is reserved for those cases where marrow puncture is negative. The anaemia is microcytic and hypochromic due to an associated iron deficiency. Neostibosan was the most satisfactory preparation used. It was safe and non-toxic. With Neostibosan, there were no relapses and a mortality of 0.75 per cent. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Oxford University Press | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Kala-azar -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Kala-azar -- Diagnosis | en_GB |
dc.subject | Leishmaniasis -- Treatment | en_GB |
dc.subject | Leishmaniasis -- Diagnosis | en_GB |
dc.subject | Iron deficiency anemia -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.title | A review of kala-azar in Malta from 1947 to 1962 | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/0035-9203(64)90035-5 | - |
dc.publication.title | Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | en_GB |
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