Serological markers of sand fly exposure to evaluate insecticidal nets against visceral leishmaniasis in India and Nepal: a cluster-randomized trial.

• Main Authors: Kamlesh Gidwani (Author), Albert Picado (Author), Suman Rijal (Author), Shri Prakash Singh (Author), Lalita Roy (Author), Vera Volfova (Author), Elisabeth Wreford Andersen (Author), Surendra Uranw (Author), Bart Ostyn (Author), Medhavi Sudarshan (Author), Jaya Chakravarty (Author), Petr Volf (Author), Shyam Sundar (Author), Marleen Boelaert (Author), Matthew Edward Rogers (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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 visc...