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- Title
Serological markers of sand fly exposure to evaluate insecticidal nets against visceral leishmaniasis in India and Nepal: a cluster-randomized trial.
- Authors
Gidwani, Kamlesh; Picado, Albert; Rijal, Suman; Singh, Shri Prakash; Roy, Lalita; Volfova, Vera; Andersen, Elisabeth Wreford; Uranw, Surendra; Ostyn, Bart; Sudarshan, Medhavi; Chakravarty, Jaya; Volf, Petr; Sundar, Shyam; Boelaert, Marleen; Rogers, Matthew Edward
- Abstract
Visceral leishmaniasis is the world' second largest vector-borne parasitic killer and a neglected tropical disease, prevalent in poor communities. Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LNs) are a low cost proven vector intervention method for malaria control; however, their effectiveness against visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is unknown. This study quantified the effect of LNs on exposure to the sand fly vector of VL in India and Nepal during a two year community intervention trial.
- Publication
PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2011, Vol 5, Issue 9, pe1296
- ISSN
1935-2735
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pntd.0001296