Towards elimination of visceral leishmaniasis in the Indian subcontinent—Translating research to practice to public health

Investments in Research and Surveillance Are Needed to Go Beyond Elimination and Stop Transmission of Leishmania in the Indian Subcontinent

(2017) Piero L. Olliaro et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Entomological efficacy of durable wall lining with reduced wall surface coverage for strengthening visceral leishmaniasis vector control in Bangladesh, India and Nepal

(2016) M. Mamun Huda et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Elimination of visceral leishmaniasis on the Indian subcontinent

(2016) Om Prakash Singh et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Mobile suitcase laboratory for rapid detection of Leishmania donovani using recombinase polymerase amplification assay

(2016) Dinesh Mondal et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Implication of vector characteristics ofPhlebotomus argentipesin the kala-azar elimination programme in the Indian sub-continent

(2016) Rajib Chowdhury et al.   Pathogens and Global Health

Transmission Dynamics of Visceral Leishmaniasis in the Indian Subcontinent – A Systematic Literature Review

(2016) Siddhivinayak Hirve et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Efficacy, Safety and Cost of Insecticide Treated Wall Lining, Insecticide Treated Bed Nets and Indoor Wall Wash with Lime for Visceral Leishmaniasis Vector Control in the Indian Sub-continent: A Multi-country Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

(2016) Dinesh Mondal et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Longitudinal Study of Transmission in Households with Visceral Leishmaniasis, Asymptomatic Infections and PKDL in Highly Endemic Villages in Bihar, India

(2016) Vidya Nand Ravi Das et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Visceral leishmaniasis diagnosis and reporting delays as an obstacle to timely response actions in Nepal and India

(2015) Jan P Boettcher et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Feasibility of a combined camp approach for vector control together with active case detection of visceral leishmaniasis, post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis, tuberculosis, leprosy and malaria in Bangladesh, India and Nepal: an exploratory study

(2015) Megha R. Banjara et al.   TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Transmission of Leishmania donovani in the Hills of Eastern Nepal, an Outbreak Investigation in Okhaldhunga and Bhojpur Districts

(2015) Bart Ostyn et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Failure of Miltefosine Treatment for Visceral Leishmaniasis in Children and Men in South-East Asia

(2014) Bart Ostyn et al.   PLoS One

Accelerated Active Case Detection of Visceral Leishmaniasis Patients in Endemic Villages of Bangladesh

(2014) Jahanara Khatun et al.   PLoS One

Asymptomatic Leishmania infections in northern India: a threat for the elimination programme?

(2014) S. Das et al.   TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Visceral leishmaniasis-associated mortality in Bangladesh: a retrospective cross-sectional study

(2014) M. M. Huda et al.   BMJ Open

How Far Are We from Visceral Leishmaniasis Elimination in Bangladesh? An Assessment of Epidemiological Surveillance Data

(2014) Rajib Chowdhury et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Research priorities for elimination of visceral leishmaniasis

(2014) Greg Matlashewski et al.   Lancet Global Health

An outbreak investigation of visceral leishmaniasis among residents of Dharan town, eastern Nepal, evidence for urban transmission of Leishmania donovani

(2013) Surendra Uranw et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Increasing Failure of Miltefosine in the Treatment of Kala-azar in Nepal and the Potential Role of Parasite Drug Resistance, Reinfection, or Noncompliance

(2013) Suman Rijal et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Human resource assessment for scaling up VL active case detection in Bangladesh, India and Nepal

(2013) E. Naznin et al.   TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH

Efficacy and safety of single-dose liposomal amphotericin B for visceral leishmaniasis in a rural public hospital in Bangladesh: a feasibility study

(2013) Dinesh Mondal et al.   Lancet Global Health

Endemic Transmission of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Bhutan

(2012) Thinley Yangzom et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Active case detection in national visceral leishmaniasis elimination programs in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal: feasibility, performance and costs

(2012) M Mamun Huda et al.   BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

A Global Comparative Evaluation of Commercial Immunochromatographic Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Visceral Leishmaniasis

(2012) Jane Cunningham et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Leishmaniasis Worldwide and Global Estimates of Its Incidence

(2012) Jorge Alvar et al.   PLoS One

Deltamethrin and permethrin residue on long-lasting insecticidal nets after 18 months of use in a visceral leishmaniasis-endemic area in Nepal

(2012) Murari Das et al.   TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Expansion of Visceral Leishmaniasis to the Western Hilly Part of Nepal

(2011) Basu Dev Pandey et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Comparison of Insecticide-Treated Nets and Indoor Residual Spraying to Control the Vector of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Mymensingh District, Bangladesh

(2011) Rajib Chowdhury et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

The Indian and Nepalese programmes of indoor residual spraying for the elimination of visceral leishmaniasis: performance and effectiveness

(2011) R Chowdhury et al.   ANNALS OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND PARASITOLOGY

Leishmaniasis impact and treatment access

(2011) M. den Boer et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Comparison of short-course multidrug treatment with standard therapy for visceral leishmaniasis in India: an open-label, non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial

(2011) Shyam Sundar et al.   LANCET

Asymptomatic infection of visceral leishmaniasis in hyperendemic areas of Vaishali district, Bihar, India: a challenge to kala-azar elimination programmes

(2011) V.N.R. Das et al.   TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Options for Active Case Detection of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Endemic Districts of India, Nepal and Bangladesh, Comparing Yield, Feasibility and Costs

(2011) Shri Prakash Singh et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Effectiveness and Feasibility of Active and Passive Case Detection in the Visceral Leishmaniasis Elimination Initiative in India, Bangladesh, and Nepal

(2010) Siddhivinayak Hirve et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Drug combinations for visceral leishmaniasis

(2010) Piero L Olliaro   CURRENT OPINION IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Combination therapy for visceral leishmaniasis

(2010) Johan van Griensven et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Single-Dose Liposomal Amphotericin B for Visceral Leishmaniasis in India

(2010) Shyam Sundar et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Incidence of kala-azar in Nepal: estimating the effects of individual and household characteristics

(2010) Shiva Raj Adhikari et al.   TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Ambisome plus miltefosine for Indian patients with kala-azar

(2010) Shyam Sundar et al.   TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Pharmacovigilance methods in public health programmes: the example of miltefosine and visceral leishmaniasis

(2010) Nilima Kshirsagar et al.   TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Insecticide-treated bed nets in rural Bangladesh: their potential role in the visceral leishmaniasis elimination programme

(2010) Dinesh Mondal et al.   TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH

Compararative evaluation of rK9, rK26 and rK39 antigens in the serodiagnosis of Indian visceral leishmaniasis

(2010) Tribhuban Mohan Mohapatra et al.   Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Effect of Village-wide Use of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets on Visceral Leishmaniasis Vectors in India and Nepal: A Cluster Randomized Trial

(2010) Albert Picado et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Enhanced Case Detection and Improved Diagnosis of PKDL in a Kala-azar-Endemic Area of Bangladesh

(2010) Dinesh Mondal et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Combination Therapies for Visceral Leishmaniasis in the Indian Subcontinent

(2010) Filip Meheus et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Of Cattle, Sand Flies and Men: A Systematic Review of Risk Factor Analyses for South Asian Visceral Leishmaniasis and Implications for Elimination

(2010) Caryn Bern et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Comparative study of kala-azar vector control measures in eastern Nepal

(2009) M.L. Das et al.   ACTA TROPICA

Chemical and environmental vector control as a contribution to the elimination of visceral leishmaniasis on the Indian subcontinent: cluster randomized controlled trials in Bangladesh, India and Nepal

(2009) Anand B Joshi et al.   BMC Medicine

Cost-effectiveness projections of single and combination therapies for visceral leishmaniasis in Bihar, India

(2009) Piero Olliaro et al.   TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH

Visceral Leishmaniasis Elimination Programme in India, Bangladesh, and Nepal: Reshaping the Case Finding/Case Management Strategy

(2009) Dinesh Mondal et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Visceral leishmaniasis on the Indian sub-continent: a multi-centre study of the costs of three interventions for the control of the sandfly vector,Phlebotomus argentipes

(2008) M. Das et al.   ANNALS OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND PARASITOLOGY

New Treatment Approach in Indian Visceral Leishmaniasis: Single‐Dose Liposomal Amphotericin B Followed by Short‐Course Oral Miltefosine

(2008) Shyam Sundar et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Present situation of vector-control management in Bangladesh: A wake up call

(2008) Dinesh Mondal et al.   HEALTH POLICY

Visceral leishmaniasis is preventable in a highly endemic village in West Bengal, India

(2008) Subhasish Saha et al.   TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Anthropometrically derived dosing and drug costing calculations for treating visceral leishmaniasis in Bihar, India

(2008) P. Olliaro et al.   TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH

Diagnostic tests for kala-azar: a multi-centre study of the freeze-dried DAT, rK39 strip test and KAtex in East Africa and the Indian subcontinent

(2007) M. Boelaert et al.   TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE