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

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

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