Prevalence of post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) and treatment seeking behavior of PKDL patients in Nepal.

• Main Authors: Anand Ballabh Joshi (Author), Megha Raj Banjara (Author), Murari Lal Das (Author), Pragyan Ghale (Author), Krishna Raj Pant (Author), Niraj Parajuli (Author), Uttam Raj Pyakurel (Author), Gokarna Raj Dahal (Author), Chuman Lal Das (Author), Axel Kroeger (Author), Abraham Aseffa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>In Nepal, the burden of post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is not known since there is no active case detection of PKDL by the national programme. PKDL patients could pose a challenge to sustain visceral leishmaniasis (VL) elimination. The objective of this stu...