Remote sensing and geographical information technologies were used to discriminate areas of high and low risk for contracting kala-azar or visceral leishmaniasis. Satellite data were digitally processed to generate maps of land cover and spectral indices, such as the normalised difference vegetation index and wetness index. To map estimated vector abundance and indoor climate data, local polyno...

Domain-specific aspect languages (DSALs) bring the well-known advantages of domain specificity to the level of aspect code. However, DSALs incur the significant cost of implementing or extending a language processor or weaver. Furthermore, this weaver typically operates blindly, making detection of interactions with aspects written in other languages impossible. This raises the necessity of an ...

The parasitic disease kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis, VL) was first described in 1824 in Jessore district, Bengal (now Bangladesh). Epidemic peaks were recorded in Bengal in the 1820s, 1860s, 1920s, and 1940s. After achieving good control of the disease during the intensive vector control efforts for malaria in the 1950s-1960s, Bangladesh experienced a VL resurgence that has lasted to the pr...

INTRODUCTION Early identification of patients at higher risk of progressing to severe disease and death is crucial for implementing therapeutic and preventive measures; this could reduce the morbidity and mortality from kala-azar. We describe a score set composed of four scales in addition to software for quick assessment of the probability of death from kala-azar at the point of care. METHOD...

leishmaniasis (vl) is a life-threatening vector-borne parasitic disease is distribut-ed in some parts of the new world and old world. the disease is endemic in different parts of iran. this review article has been focused on major topics of epidemiological aspects and clinical features of vl in iran for the period of 2002 through 2012. for the detection of vl in humans as well as animal reservo...

Reported are the results of a study of the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) about kala-azar of the inhabitants of two villages (Titaria and Haraincha) situated in terai (plain) areas of Nepal. The villagers had poor knowledge about the transmission of kala-azar, with most villagers perceiving that mosquitos, instead of sandflies, were responsible for transmission of the infection. Most ...

In a previous publication (Sen Gupta, 1943), the results of the complement-fixation test using the original Witebsky, Klingenstein, Kuhn (WKK) antigen were reported. Reference was also made about the preparation of the antigen according to the WKK method. It was shown that a complement-fixation test of marked degree of ' specificity' for kala-azar had been evolved. In order to investigate furth...

© 2018 Indian Dermatology Online Journal | Published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow A 16‐year‐old male from Bihar had confluent hypopigmented plaques along with erythematous succulent papules on the chin, trunk, and shoulders for the past 8 years. There was relative sparing of axillae, suprapubic, and inguinal regions [Figures 1a‐c]. He had a history of kala‐azar. Skin biopsy and smear showed numero...