Active case detection in national visceral leishmaniasis elimination programs in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal: feasibility, performance and costs

• Main Authors: Huda M (Author), Hirve Siddhivinayak (Author), Siddiqui Niyamat (Author), Malaviya Paritosh (Author), Banjara Megha (Author), Das Pradeep (Author), Kansal Sangeeta (Author), Gurung Chitra (Author), Naznin Eva (Author), Rijal Suman (Author), Arana Byron (Author), Kroeger Axel (Author), Mondal Dinesh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Active case detection (ACD) significantly contributes to early detection and treatment of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) cases and is cost effective. This paper evaluates the performance an...