The story of elimination of visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) in India-Challenges towards sustainment.
The earliest record of visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar, KA, VL) dates back two centuries from Jessore (now in Bangladesh), with 0.75 million deaths in 3 years. In the 1950s, there was extensive insecticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) spray under the aegis of the National Malaria Eradicat...
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| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2025-08-01
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| Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013321 |
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