Visceral Leishmaniasis in Rural Bihar, India

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Hasker, Epco ; Singh, Shri Prakash ; Malaviya, Paritosh ; Picado, Albert ; Gidwani, Kamlesh ; Singh, Rudra Pratap ; Menten, Joris ; Boelaert, Marleen ; Sundar, Shyam
• Description:
  To identify factors associated with incidence of visceral leishmaniasis (VL), we surveyed 13,416 households in Bihar State, India. VL was associated with socioeconomic status, type of housing, and belonging to the Musahar caste. Annual coverage of indoor residual insecticide spraying was 12%. Increasing such spraying can greatly contribute to VL control.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Child Child, Preschool Dispatch Family Characteristics Female Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Insect Control Insecticides Leishmaniasis, Visceral Male Middle Aged Risk Factors Rural Population Socioeconomic Factors Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 18(10):1662-1664.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  India
• Location:
  Asia
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a735053a9337e7676dc59b107f975f7396aadaef6afdd8fa4b5413c053f8bdb9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18594/cdc_18594_DS1.pdf
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