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Françis Chappuis, Shyam Sundar, Asrat Hailu, Hashim Ghalib, Suman Rijal, Rosanna W. Peeling, Jorge Alvar, Marleen Boelaert. Visceral leishmaniasis: what are the needs for diagnosis, treatment and control? Nature review Microbiology; 2007 (5); 873-882

François Chappuis, Suman Rijal, Alonso Soto, Joris Menten, Marleen Boelaert. A meta-analysis of the diagnostic performance of the direct agglutination test and rK39 dipstick for visceral leishmaniasis. BMJ 2006;333;723.