Intervention Packages for Early Visceral Leishmaniasis Case Detection and Sandfly Control in Bangladesh: A Comparative Analysis
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Accelerated Active Case Detection of Visceral Leishmaniasis Patients in Endemic Villages of Bangladesh
BACKGROUND The visceral leishmaniasis (VL) elimination program in Bangladesh is in its attack phase. The primary goal of this phase is to decrease the burden of VL as much as possible. Active case detection (ACD) by the fever camp method and an approach using past VL cases in the last 6-12 months have been found useful for detection of VL patients in the community. We aimed to explore the yield...
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0002-9637,1476-1645
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.18-0290