Visceral leishmaniasis: current status of control, diagnosis, and treatment, and a proposed research and development agenda

PJ Guerin, P Oliaro, S Sundar, M Boelaert, SL Croft, P Desjeux, MK Wasunna, ADM Bryceson

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    Original languageEnglish
    JournalLancet Infectious Diseases
    Volume2
    Issue number8
    Pages (from-to)494-501
    ISSN1473-3099
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2002

    Keywords

    • B780-tropical-medicine
    • Protozoal diseases
    • Leishmaniasis
    • Visceral
    • Kala azar
    • Control strategies
    • Reservoirs
    • Early detection
    • Case management
    • Vector control
    • Insecticides
    • Spraying
    • DDT
    • Impregnated bednets
    • Serology
    • ELISA
    • PCR
    • Treatment
    • Antimonials
    • Drug resistance
    • Second-line drugs
    • Pentamidine
    • Adverse effects
    • Amphotericin B
    • Drug development
    • Miltefosine
    • Sitamaquine
    • Research
    • Genomics
    • Molecular biology

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