Towards a Sustainable Vector-Control Strategy in the Post Kala-Azar Elimination Era

Towards a Sustainable Vector-Control Strategy in the Post Kala-Azar Elimination Era

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a potentially deadly parasitic disease. In the Indian sub-continent, VL is caused by Leishmania donovani and transmitted via the bite of an infected Phlebotomus argentipes female sand fly, the only competent vector species in the region. The highest disease burden is i...

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Main Authors: Rajesh Garlapati, Eva Iniguez, Tiago D. Serafim, Prabhas K. Mishra, Basab Rooj, Bikas Sinha, Jesus G. Valenzuela, Sridhar Srikantiah, Caryn Bern, Shaden Kamhawi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
visceral leishmaniasis
Kala-azar
Phlebotomus argentipes
vector control
Bihar
India
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2021.641632/full

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