How far are we from visceral leishmaniasis elimination in Bangladesh? An assessment of epidemiological surveillance data.

INTRODUCTION:In 2005, Bangladesh, India, and Nepal joined forces to eliminate Visceral Leishmaniasis (or kala-azar) from the region by 2015. In Bangladesh the elimination target is set at less than one new case per 10,000 population per year at upazila (sub-district) level. As the deadline approache...

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Main Authors: Rajib Chowdhury, Dinesh Mondal, Vashkar Chowdhury, Shyla Faria, Jorge Alvar, Shah Golam Nabi, Marleen Boelaert, Aditya Prasad Dash
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-08-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4140646?pdf=render