Variations in visceral leishmaniasis burden, mortality and the pathway to care within Bihar, India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has been targeted by the WHO for elimination as a public health problem (< 1 case/10,000 people/year) in the Indian sub-continent (ISC) by 2020. Bihar State in India, which accounts for the majority of cases in the ISC, remains a major target for this elimination effort. However, there is considerable spatial, temporal and sub-population variation in occurrence of the disease and the pathway to care, which is largely unexplored and a threat to achieving the target.

Methods

Data from 6081 suspected VL patients who reported being clinically diagnosed during 2012-2013 across eight districts in Bihar were analysed. Graphical comparisons and Chi-square tests were used to determine differences in the burden of identified cases by season, dist

SUBMITTER: Jervis S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5719561 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature