Environmental Factors as Key Determinants for Visceral Leishmaniasis in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, Madrid, Spain
Nerea Carrasco-Antón
, Francisco López-Medrano, Mario Fernández-Ruiz, Eugenia Carrillo, Javier Moreno, Ana García-Reyne, Ana Pérez-Ayala, María Luisa Rodríguez-Ferrero, Carlos Lumbreras, Rafael San-Juan, Jorge Alvar, and José María Aguado
Author affiliations: University Hospital 12 de Octubre of Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain (N. Carrasco-Antón, F. López-Medrano, M. Fernández-Ruiz, A. García-Reyne, A. Pérez-Ayala, C. Lumbreras, R. San-Juan, J.M. Aguado); Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid (E. Carrillo, J. Moreno); Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid (M.L. Rodriguez-Ferrero); Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative, Geneva, Switzerland (J. Alvar)
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Figure 2. Spatial distribution of solid organ transplant recipients in the southwest area of Madrid, Spain, in relation to park that was focus of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) outbreak, January 1, 2005–January 1, 2013. Map inset shows the location of the outbreak in relation to the rest of Spain. VL, visceral leishmaniasis.
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