A cost benefit analysis of elimination of kala-azar in Indian subcontinent:an example of Nepal

Background & objectives: Visceral leishmaniasis, locally known as kala-azar (KA) has beenconsidered as a major public health problem in Bangladesh, India and Nepal that affects 100,000people per year with 147 million people at risk. Elimination of infectious disease is an ultimategoal of the pub...

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Main Author: Shiva Raj Adhikari , Siripen Supakankunti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-09-01
Series:Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.mrcindia.org/journal/issues/473127.pdf