Enhanced case detection and improved diagnosis of PKDL in a Kala-azar-endemic area of Bangladesh.

• Published in: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Dinesh Mondal, Kamrul Nahar Nasrin, M Mamun Huda, Mamun Kabir, Mohammad Shakhawat Hossain, Axel Kroeger, Tania Thomas, Rashidul Haque
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Azar
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000832; https://doaj.org/article/dcd701a0cf4d45d79f850b5761eb79e0

To support the Bangladesh National Kala-azar Elimination Programme (NKEP), we investigated the feasibility of using trained village volunteers for detecting post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) cases, using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for confirmation of diagnosis and treatment compliance...