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4. CONCLUSIONS
Zoonotic VL is a re-emerging disease in the Mediter-
ranean area primarily due to climate induced changes.
Classic clinical pictures of the disease in immunocom-
petent individuals are found mainly among children.
Adults are affected very rare. Nevertheless as our case
suggests the occurrence of ZVL should be also consi-
dered in patients presenting with fever of unknown ori-
gin, hepatosplenomegaly, and pancytopenia who re-
turned from endemic areas.
5. ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The authors acknowledge the support provided by Prof. Róbert Far-
kas, Eszter Barna, Gábor Kovács and Zsofia Feiszt.
The molecular work was funded by EU grant GOCE-2003-010284
EDEN (Emerging Diseases in a changing European eNvironment)
and is catalogued by the EDEN Steering Committee as EDEN0236
(www.edenfp6project.net). The contents of this publication are the
sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the
views of the European Commission.
This work was supported by PTE ÁOK-KK grant No: 2010/10-23.
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