Visceral leishmaniasis: An immunological viewpoint on asymptomatic infections and post kala azar dermal leishmaniasis

Elimination of visceral leishmaniasis is a priority programme in Indian subcontinent. The World Health Organization has set a new target to eliminate kala-azar by the year 2020 as previous target elimination year (2015) has passed. The elimination programme has successfully curbed the rate of infect...

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Published in:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
Main Authors: Neeraj Tiwari, Dhiraj Kishore, Surabhi Bajpai, Rakesh K Singh
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018
Subjects:
visceral leishmaniasis
immune response
asymptomatic infection
sterile cure
post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Indian
Azar
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4103/1995-7645.225016
https://doaj.org/article/66413425b00e4b9686c532bf4e4b06d1

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