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Bayesian meta-analysis of diagnostic tests allowing for imperfect reference standards by Menten, J., Boelaert, M., Lesaffre, E.

“…There is an increasing interest in meta‐analyses of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for infectious diseases. To avoid spectrum bias, these meta‐analyses should…”
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Efficacy of Miltefosine in the Treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis in India After a Decade of Use by Sundar, Shyam, Singh, Anup, Rai, Madhukar, Prajapati, Vijay K., Singh, Avinash K., Ostyn, Bart, Boelaert, Marleen, Dujardin, Jean-Claude, Chakravarty, Jaya

“…Background. Miltefosine is the only oral drug available for treatment of Indian visceral leishmaniasis (VL), which was shown to have an efficacy of 94% in a…”
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poorest of the poor: a poverty appraisal of households affected by visceral leishmaniasis in Bihar, India by Boelaert, M, Meheus, F, Sanchez, A, Singh, S.P, Vanlerberghe, V, Picado, A, Meessen, B, Sundar, S

“…To provide data about wealth distribution in visceral leishmanisis (VL)-affected communities compared to that of the general population of Bihar State, India…”
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Assessment of schistosomiasis and soil‐transmitted helminths prevalence in school‐aged children and opportunities for integration of control in local health services in Kwilu Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Inocencio da Luz, R., Linsuke, S., Lutumba, P., Hasker, E., Boelaert, M.

“…Objective To determine the prevalence of schistosomiasis (SCH) and soil‐transmitted helminths (STH) in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and to assess the…”
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Diagnostic tests for kala-azar: a multi-centre study of the freeze-dried DAT, rK39 strip test and KAtex in East Africa and the Indian subcontinent by Boelaert, M., El-Safi, S., Hailu, A., Mukhtar, M., Rijal, S., Sundar, S., Wasunna, M., Aseffa, A., Mbui, J., Menten, J., Desjeux, P., Peeling, R.W.

“…Three diagnostic tests for visceral leishmaniasis (VL), the freeze-dried direct agglutination test (FD-DAT), the rK39 dipstick and a urine latex antigen test…”
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Integration of diagnosis and treatment of sleeping sickness in primary healthcare facilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Mitashi, P., Hasker, E., Mbo, F., Van Geertruyden, J.P., Kaswa, M., Lumbala, C., Boelaert, M., Lutumba, P.

“…Background Control of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has always been a vertical programme, although attempts at…”
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Risk Factors associated with defaulting from visceral leishmaniasis treatment: analysis under routine programme conditions in Bihar, India by Kansal, S., Chakravarty, J., Kumar, A., Malaviya, P., Boelaert, M., Hasker, E., Ostyn, B., Sundar, S.

“…Objective To assess the rate of default from treatment in the visceral leishmaniasis (VL) elimination programme and to identify risk factors and its underlying…”
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Clinical and Parasite Species Risk Factors for Pentavalent Antimonial Treatment Failure in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Peru by Llanos-Cuentas, Alejandro, Tulliano, Gianfranco, Araujo-Castillo, Roger, Miranda-Verastegui, Cesar, Santamaria-Castrellon, Giovanna, Ramirez, Luis, Lazo, Marcela, De Doncker, Simonne, Boelaert, Marleen, Robays, Jo, Dujardin, Jean-Claude, Arevalo, Jorge, Chappuis, Francois

“…Background. Treatment for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) with standard pentavalent antimonial therapy is hampered by cumbersome administration, toxicity, and…”
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Health care‐seeking behaviour and diagnostic delays for Human African Trypanosomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Hasker, E., Lumbala, C., Mbo, F., Mpanya, A., Kande, V., Lutumba, P., Boelaert, M.

“…Summary Objective  About half of the patients with Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are currently…”
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Leishmaniasis by Desjeux, Philippe

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SLA-ELISA: A comparison with DAT & rK39 ELISA for identification of seroconverters by Singh, A.K, Singh, O.P, Boelaert, M, Ostyn, B, Rai, M, Sundar, S

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The economic burden of visceral leishmaniasis for households in Nepal by Rijal, S., Koirala, S., Van der Stuyft, P., Boelaert, M.

“…Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) affects persons from the lowest socioeconomic strata of the community, but its economic impact is not precisely known. An…”
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Comparative evaluation of parasitology and serological tests in the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in India: a phase III diagnostic accuracy study by Sundar, S., Singh, R. K., Bimal, S. K., Gidwani, K., Mishra, A., Maurya, R., Singh, S. K., Manandhar, K. D., Boelaert, M., Rai, M.

“…Summary In this phase III trial for diagnostics for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in India, we compared parasitological diagnosis with several serological tests:…”
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burden of visceral leishmaniasis in South Asia by Meheus, F, Boelaert, M

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Risk factors for visceral leishmaniasis in India: further evidence on the role of domestic animals by Singh, S. P., Hasker, E., Picado, A., Gidwani, K., Malaviya, P., Singh, R. P., Boelaert, M., Sundar, S.

“…Summary Objective  Studies investigating risk factors for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) on the Indian Subcontinent have shown contradictory results related to…”
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Editorial: Should artemisinin‐based combination treatment be used in the home‐based management of malaria? by D'Alessandro, U., Talisuna, A., Boelaert, M.

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Risk factors for visceral leishmaniasis and Leishmania donovani infection in the Indian subcontinent by Picado, A, Ostyn, B, Hasker, E, Rijal, S, Sundar, S, Boelaert, M, Chappuis, F

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Comparative study of kala-azar vector control measures in eastern Nepal by Das, M.L., Roy, L., Rijal, S., Paudel, I.S., Picado, A., Kroeger, A., Petzold, M., Davies, C., Boelaert, M.

“…This study was conducted to explore the most effective vector control tool among indoor residual spraying (IRS), long lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and…”
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Management of visceral leishmaniasis in rural primary health care services in Bihar, India by Hasker, E, Singh, S.P, Malaviya, P, Singh, R.P, Shankar, R, Boelaert, M, Sundar, S

“…In 2005 a visceral leishmaniasis (VL) elimination initiative was launched on the Indian subcontinent, with early diagnosis based on a rapid diagnostic test and…”
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Towards active community participation in dengue vector control: results from action research in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba by Toledo, M.E., Vanlerberghe, V., Baly, A., Ceballos, E., Valdes, L., Searret, M., Boelaert, M., Van der Stuyft, P.

“…Community participation is advocated as essential for attaining effective dengue prevention, but knowledge of how to foster this is limited. In Santiago de…”
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