Visceral leishmaniasis outbreaks in Bihar: community-level investigations in the context of elimination of kala-azar as a public health problem

Visceral leishmaniasis outbreaks in Bihar: community-level investigations in the context of elimination of kala-azar as a public health problem

Abstract Background With visceral leishmaniasis (VL) incidence at its lowest level since the 1960s, increasing attention has turned to early detection and investigation of outbreaks. Methods Outbreak investigations were triggered by recognition of case clusters in the VL surveillance system establis...

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Main Authors: Khushbu Priyamvada, Joy Bindroo, Madan Prashad Sharma, Lloyd A. C. Chapman, Pushkar Dubey, Tanmay Mahapatra, Allen W. Hightower, Caryn Bern, Sridhar Srikantiah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Visceral leishmaniasis
Epidemiology
Risk factors
Outbreak investigation
India
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04551-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04551-y

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