Impact of the visceral leishmaniasis elimination initiative on Leishmania donovani transmission in Nepal: a 10-year repeat survey

Impact of the visceral leishmaniasis elimination initiative on Leishmania donovani transmission in Nepal: a 10-year repeat survey

Summary: Background: Nepal launched a visceral leishmaniasis (also known as kala-azar) elimination initiative in 2005. We primarily aimed to assess whether transmission of Leishmania donovani had decreased since the launch of the initiative. We also assessed the validity of the direct agglutination...

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Main Authors: Kristien Cloots, MD, Surendra Uranw, PhD, Bart Ostyn, MD, Narayan Raj Bhattarai, PhD, Epke Le Rutte, PhD, Basudha Khanal, ProfMD, Albert Picado, PhD, François Chappuis, ProfMD, Epco Hasker, PhD, Prahlad Karki, ProfMD, Suman Rijal, ProfPhD, Marleen Boelaert, ProfPhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-02-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X19305364

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