Intensely clustered outbreak of visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) in a setting of seasonal migration in a village of Bihar, India

Intensely clustered outbreak of visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) in a setting of seasonal migration in a village of Bihar, India

Abstract Background A visceral leishmaniasis outbreak was reported from a village in a low-endemic district of Bihar, India. Methods Outbreak investigation with house-to-house search and rapid test of kala-azar suspects and contacts was carried out. Sandfly collection and cone bio-assay was done as...

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Main Authors: Arvind Kumar, Suman Saurabh, Sarosh Jamil, Vijay Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Kala-azar
Visceral leishmaniasis
Outbreak
Epidemic
Migration
Indoor residual spraying
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4719-3

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