Effect of village-wide use of long-lasting insecticidal nets on visceral Leishmaniasis vectors in India and Nepal: a cluster randomized trial.

• Main Authors: Albert Picado (Author), Murari L Das (Author), Vijay Kumar (Author), Shreekant Kesari (Author), Diwakar S Dinesh (Author), Lalita Roy (Author), Suman Rijal (Author), Pradeep Das (Author), Mark Rowland (Author), Shyam Sundar (Author), Marc Coosemans (Author), Marleen Boelaert (Author), Clive R Davies (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) control in the Indian subcontinent is currently based on case detection and treatment, and on vector control using indoor residual spraying (IRS). The use of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LN) has been postulated as an alternative or complement to IRS. Here we tested the...