Longitudinal Study of Transmission in Households with Visceral Leishmaniasis, Asymptomatic Infections and PKDL in Highly Endemic Villages in Bihar, India.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Vidya Nand Ravi Das, Ravindra Nath Pandey, Niyamat Ali Siddiqui, Lloyd A C Chapman, Vijay Kumar, Krishna Pandey, Greg Matlashewski, Pradeep Das
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Azar
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005196; https://doaj.org/article/8526c97eff7b43f3964a14ea1ce0d555

BACKGROUND:Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is a neglected tropical disease that afflicts some of the poorest populations in the world including people living in the Bihar state of India. Due to efforts from local governments, NGOs and international organizations, the number of VL cases has declined in r...