Caryn Bern, Allen W. Hightower, Rajib Chowdhury, Mustakim Ali et al.
Since 1990, South Asia has experienced a resurgence of kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis). To determine risk factors for kala-azar, we performed cross-sectional surveys over a 3-year period in a Bangladeshi community. By history, active case detection, and serologic screening, 155 of 2,356 residents...
Katie Kurkjian, Louise E. Vaz, Rashidul Haque, Catherine Cêtre-Sossah et al.
Several serology-based immunoassays are used to diagnose visceral leishmaniasis (VL), a chronic protozoan parasitic disease caused by the Leishmania donovani complex. These tests are primarily designed to diagnose the most severe clinical form of VL, known as kala-azar. However, leishmanial infectio...