Options for active case detection of visceral leishmaniasis in endemic districts of India, Nepal and Bangladesh, comparing yield, feasibility and costs.

• Hlavní autoři: Shri Prakash Singh (Autor), Siddhivinayak Hirve (Autor), M Mamun Huda (Autor), Megha Raj Banjara (Autor), Narendra Kumar (Autor), Dinesh Mondal (Autor), Shyam Sundar (Autor), Pradeep Das (Autor), Chitra Kumar Gurung (Autor), Suman Rijal (Autor), C P Thakur (Autor), Beena Varghese (Autor), Axel Kroeger (Autor)
• Médium: Kniha
• Vydáno: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Témata: article
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<h4>Background</h4>The VL elimination strategy requires cost-effective tools for case detection and management. This intervention study tests the yield, feasibility and cost of 4 different active case detection (ACD) strategies (camp, index case, incentive and blanket approach) in VL end...