Effect of insecticide-treated bed nets on visceral leishmaniasis incidence in Bangladesh. A retrospective cohort analysis.

• Main Authors: Rajib Chowdhury (Author), Vashkar Chowdhury (Author), Shyla Faria (Author), Sakila Akter (Author), Aditya Prasad Dash (Author), Sujit Kumar Bhattacharya (Author), Narayan Prosad Maheswary (Author), Caryn Bern (Author), Shireen Akhter (Author), Jorge Alvar (Author), Axel Kroeger (Author), Marleen Boelaert (Author), Qamar Banu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a parasitic disease, transmitted by the sand fly species Phlebotomus argentipes in the Indian sub-continent. Effective vector control is highly desirable to reduce vector density and human and vector contact in the endemic communities with the aim to curtail...