Kala-azar elimination efforts in India: A chronicle and challenges
Journal Title: Healthline - Year 2015, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
Kala-azar (KA), the dreadly visceral form of Leishmaniasis is fatal if untreated. India alone accounts for 50% of the global burden. Though India’s endeavours against KA date back to 1991, KA control and elimination has eluded us so far. Considering the high KA burden and its health and socioeconomic implications, India has accelerated its efforts to achieve KA elimination by 2015, which has been summarised in this paper.
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Geetha Mani , Raja Danasekaran , Kalaivani Annadurai
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