Health-seeking behaviour, diagnostics and transmission dynamics in the control of visceral leishmaniasis in the Indian subcontinent

Authors :: Medley, Graham F.
Hollingsworth, T. Deirdre
Olliaro, Piero L.
Adams, Emily R.
Source :: Nature. December 3, 2015, pS102, 7 p.
Publication Year :: 2015
Abstract: The protozoan parasite Leishmania is transmitted by the bite of an infected sand fly. It disproportionately affects the poorest communities in endemic countries, and has an associated global mortality of [...]

Subjects :: Mortality -- Analysis -- India -- Nepal -- Bangladesh
Kala-azar -- Health aspects -- Risk factors -- Care and treatment
Company business management
Environmental issues
Science and technology
Zoology and wildlife conservation
World Health Organization -- Management

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