01138nas a2200325   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001000074653001200084653002200096653001100118653001100129653001000140653002400150653002800174653000900202653001600211100001300227700001200240700001400252700001300266700001500279700001600294245003700310300000800347490000700355520043600362022001400798       1995                            d  c1995 Jan-Mar10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAnimals10aDisease Outbreaks10aFemale10aHumans10aIndia10aLeishmania donovani10aLeishmaniasis, Visceral10aMale10aMiddle Aged1 aBhatia S1 aPatel N1 aGulhane S1 aDongre V1 aJijina F F1 aPathare A V00aOutbreak of kala-azar in Bombay.  a3-40 v413 a<p>A chance diagnosis of kala-azar in a patient referred from Acworth Leprosy Home in Bombay was followed up, resulting in an investigation of a total of 25 patients (inpatients and residents) for the presence of the disease. 30.3% of the patients investigated were found to be suffering from the disease. This confirms the earlier suspicion that Bombay and especially the Acworth Leprosy Home is an endemic area for kala-azar.</p>  a0022-3859