Visceral leishmaniasis in new foci areas of Nepal: Sources and extent of infection

CONCLUSION: One major challenge of VL elimination in the maintenance phase is the spread of infection through travelers to new foci areas, which needs to be under continuous surveillance accompanied by vector control activities. This should be confirmed by a large-scale analytical study.PMID:38174519 | DOI:10.4103/0972-9062.383637

Source: Journal of Vector Borne Diseases - January 4, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Eva Martschew Ahmed Asa'ad Al-Aghbari Anand Ballabh Joshi Axel Kroeger Krishna Prasad Paudel Gokarna Dahal Uttam Raj Pyakurel Sonia Diaz-Monsalve Megha Raj Banjara Source Type: research