Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), a deadly parasitic disease, is a major public health concern
globally. Countries affected by VL have signed the London Declaration on Neglected …

Background As Bangladesh, India and Nepal progress towards visceral leishmaniasis (VL)
elimination, it is important to understand the role of asymptomatic Leishmania infection (ALI) …

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Background In the Indian subcontinent, about 200 million people are at risk of develo**
visceral leishmaniasis (VL). In 2005, the governments of India, Nepal and Bangladesh …

Healthy Indian adult volunteers, with or without a history of leishmaniasis, were evaluated for
evidence of previous infection with Leishmania donovani based on the direct agglutination …

Incidence of Leishmania donovani infection and Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) was assessed
in a prospective study in Indian and Nepalese high-endemic villages. DAT-seroconversion …

Progress has been made in the control or elimination of tropical diseases, with a significant
reduction of incidence. However, there is a risk of re-emergence if the factors fueling …

Abstract Background Asymptomatic Leishmania infection may play an important role in the
transmission of the parasite in endemic areas. At present there is no consensus on the …

Introduction Asymptomatic persons infected with the parasites causing visceral
leishmaniasis (VL) usually outnumber clinically apparent cases by a ratio of 4–10 to 1. We …

Background India is going through the maintenance phase of VL elimination programme
which may be threatened by the persistence of hidden parasite pools among asymptomatic …