The role of case proximity in transmission of visceral leishmaniasis in a highly endemic village in Bangladesh.

• Main Authors: Lloyd A C Chapman (Author), Chris P Jewell (Author), Simon E F Spencer (Author), Lorenzo Pellis (Author), Samik Datta (Author), Rajib Chowdhury (Author), Caryn Bern (Author), Graham F Medley (Author), T Déirdre Hollingsworth (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is characterised by a high degree of spatial clustering at all scales, and this feature remains even with successful control measures. VL is targeted for elimination as a public health problem in the Indian subcontinent by 2020, and incidence has been falling r...