Anjana Rai, Edwin Sutanto, Prakash Ghimire, Sonam Wangchuk et al.
Abstract Background Plasmodium vivax is the predominant cause of malaria in South Asia. P. vivax cases have fallen over the past decade, but cross-border transmission remains a major challenge to elimination. Genetic data can generate valuable insights into transmission; however, until now, only low...
Faria Hossain, Ashik Sharfaraz, Prakash Ghosh, Golam Sarwar et al.
BACKGROUND: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) co-infection has emerged as a significant challenge in implementing the World Health Organization's (WHO's) strategic interventions to eliminate visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in co-endemic countries. VL-HIV co-infection results in rapid deterioration, hig...
Shomik Maruf, Md. Rasel Uddin, Farhana Rahman Luba, Soumik Kha Sagar et al.
Abstract Background Bangladesh became the first country to achieve World Health Organization (WHO) validation for eliminating visceral leishmaniasis (VL, Kala-azar) as a public-health problem in 2023. Sustaining this milestone demands a post-validation surveillance strategy that concentrates its eff...
Faria Hossain, Ashik Sharfaraz, Prakash Ghosh, Golam Sarwar et al.
Background: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) co-infection has emerged as a significant challenge in implementing the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) strategic interventions to eliminate Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in co-endemic countries. VL-HIV co-infection results in rapid deterioration, hig...
Debashis Ghosh, Md. Utba Rashid, Soumik Kha Sagar, Md Rasel Uddin et al.
The study aimed to explore epidemiological, serological, and entomological aspects of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in suspected new VL foci and assess the knowledge, attitude, and practices of the community living in the alleged new VL foci. The study investigated new visceral leishmaniasis (VL) case...
Debashis Ghosh, Soumik Kha Sagar, Md. Rasel Uddin, Md. Utba Rashid et al.
Abstract Background Post kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis (PKDL) threatens the success of the Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) elimination initiative as PKDL patients are inter-epidemic reservoirs of the Leishmania donovani infection in the Indian sub-continent and do not actively seek medical care. Theref...