Effect of untreated bed nets on blood-fed Phlebotomus argentipes in kala-azar endemic foci in Nepal and India

Effect of untreated bed nets on blood-fed Phlebotomus argentipes in kala-azar endemic foci in Nepal and India

Observational studies in the Indian subcontinent have shown that untreated nets may be protective against visceral leishmaniasis (VL). In this study, we evaluated the effect of untreated nets on the blood feeding rates of Phlebotomus argentipes as well as the human blood index (HBI) in VL endemic vi...

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Main Authors: Albert Picado, Vijay Kumar, Murari Das, Ian Burniston, Lalita Roy, Rijal Suman, Diwakar Dinesh, Marc Coosemans, Shyam Sundar, Kesari Shreekant, Marleen Boelaert, Clive Davies, Mary Cameron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2009-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
untreated nets
Phlebotomus argentipes
visceral leishmaniasis
HBI
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