Authors
Mary M Cameron, Alvaro Acosta-Serrano, Caryn Bern, Marleen Boelaert, Margriet den Boer, Sakib Burza, Lloyd AC Chapman, Alexandra Chaskopoulou, Michael Coleman, Orin Courtenay, Simon Croft, Pradeep Das, Erin Dilger, Geraldine Foster, Rajesh Garlapati, Lee Haines, Angela Harris, Janet Hemingway, T Déirdre Hollingsworth, Sarah Jervis, Graham Medley, Michael Miles, Mark Paine, Albert Picado, Richard Poché, Paul Ready, Matthew Rogers, Mark Rowland, Shyam Sundar, Sake J de Vlas, David Weetman
Publication date
2016/1/27
Journal
Parasites & vectors
Volume
9
Issue
1
Pages
1
Publisher
BioMed Central
Description
Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is a neglected vector-borne disease. In India, it is transmitted to humans by Leishmania donovani-infected Phlebotomus argentipes sand flies. In 2005, VL was targeted for elimination by the governments of India, Nepal and Bangladesh by 2015. The elimination strategy consists of rapid case detection, treatment of VL cases and vector control using indoor residual spraying (IRS). However, to achieve sustained elimination of VL, an appropriate post elimination surveillance programme should be designed, and crucial knowledge gaps in vector bionomics, human infection and transmission need to be addressed. This review examines the outstanding knowledge gaps, specifically in the context of Bihar State, India.
The knowledge gaps in vector bionomics that will be of immediate benefit to current control operations include better estimates of human biting rates and natural …
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