Magnitude of unreported kala-azar cases in a highly endemic district of Bihar, India: A positive impact of Indian elimination programme

Magnitude of unreported kala-azar cases in a highly endemic district of Bihar, India: A positive impact of Indian elimination programme

Background & objectives: In India, kala-azar surveillance is weak and no public-private partnership exists for disease containment. Estimate of disease burden is not reliably available and still cases are going to private providers for the treatment. The present study aimed to assess the magnitu...

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Main Authors: N A Siddiqui, K Pandey, V N R. Das, S K Sinha, R B Verma, C S Lal, V Ali, R K Topno, M R Dikhit, P Das
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
Subjects:
dermal leishmaniasis; elimination programme; kala-azar; private practitioners; public health system; visceral leishmaniasis
Online Access:http://www.jvbd.org/article.asp?issn=0972-9062;year=2019;volume=56;issue=4;spage=315;epage=322;aulast=Siddiqui

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