Optimizing Village-Level Targeting of Active Case Detection to Support Visceral Leishmaniasis Elimination in India
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Active case detection in national visceral leishmaniasis elimination programs in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal: feasibility, performance and costs
BACKGROUND Active case detection (ACD) significantly contributes to early detection and treatment of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) cases and is cost effective. This paper evaluates the performance and feasibility of adapting ACD strategies into national programs for VL elimination in Bangladesh, India and Nepal. METHODS The camp search and index ca...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2235-2988
DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.648847