Incidence of symptomatic and asymptomatic Leishmania donovani infections in high-endemic foci in India and Nepal: a prospective study.

• Main Authors: Bart Ostyn (Author), Kamlesh Gidwani (Author), Basudha Khanal (Author), Albert Picado (Author), François Chappuis (Author), Shri Prakash Singh (Author), Suman Rijal (Author), Shyam Sundar (Author), Marleen Boelaert (Author)
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• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Incidence of Leishmania donovani infection and Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) was assessed in a prospective study in Indian and Nepalese high-endemic villages. DAT-seroconversion was used as marker of incident infection in 3 yearly surveys. The study population was followed up to month 30 to identify i...