Longitudinal Study of Transmission in Households with Visceral Leishmaniasis, Asymptomatic Infections and PKDL in Highly Endemic Villages in Bihar, India.

• Main Authors: Vidya Nand Ravi Das (Author), Ravindra Nath Pandey (Author), Niyamat Ali Siddiqui (Author), Lloyd A C Chapman (Author), Vijay Kumar (Author), Krishna Pandey (Author), Greg Matlashewski (Author), Pradeep Das (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is a neglected tropical disease that afflicts some of the poorest populations in the world including people living in the Bihar state of India. Due to efforts from local governments, NGOs and international organizations, the number of VL cases has declined in r...