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Increasing Failure of Miltefosine in the Treatment of Kala-azar in Nepal and the Potential Role of Parasite Drug Resistance, Reinfection, or Noncompliance by Rijal, Suman, Ostyn, Bart, Uranw, Surendra, Rai, Keshav, Bhattarai, Narayan Raj, Dorlo, Thomas P. C., Beijnen, Jos H., Vanaerschot, Manu, Decuypere, Saskia, Dhakal, Subodh S., Lal Das, Murari, Karki, Prahlad, Singh, Rupa, Boelaert, Marleen, Dujardin, Jean-Claude

“…Background. Miltefosine (MIL), the only oral drug for visceral leishmaniasis (VL), is currently the first-line therapy in the VL elimination program of the…”
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Prevalence of post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) and treatment seeking behavior of PKDL patients in Nepal by Joshi, Anand Ballabh, Banjara, Megha Raj, Das, Murari Lal, Ghale, Pragyan, Pant, Krishna Raj, Parajuli, Niraj, Pyakurel, Uttam Raj, Dahal, Gokarna Raj, Das, Chuman Lal, Kroeger, Axel, Aseffa, Abraham

“…In Nepal, the burden of post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is not known since there is no active case detection of PKDL by the national programme. PKDL…”
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Barriers of Visceral Leishmaniasis reporting and surveillance in Nepal: comparison of governmental VL‐program districts with non‐program districts by Lim, DaJull, Banjara, Megha Raj, Singh, Vivek Kumar, Joshi, Anand Ballabh, Gurung, Chitra Kumar, Das, Murari Lal, Matlashewski, Greg, Olliaro, Piero, Kroeger, Axel

“…Objectives At the time when Nepal is on the verge of reaching the maintenance phase of the Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) elimination program, the country is…”
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Susceptibility status of the wild-caught Phlebotomus argentipes (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae), the sand fly vector of visceral leishmaniasis, to different insecticides in Nepal by Roy, Lalita, Uranw, Surendra, Cloots, Kristien, Smekens, Tom, Kiran, Usha, Pyakurel, Uttam Raj, Das, Murari Lal, S. Yadav, Rajpal, Van Bortel, Wim

“…Background Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is targeted for elimination as a public health problem in Nepal by 2023. For nearly three decades, the core vector…”
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Housing structure including the surrounding environment as a risk factor for visceral leishmaniasis transmission in Nepal by Younis, Lina Ghassan, Kroeger, Axel, Joshi, Anand B, Das, Murari Lal, Omer, Mazin, Singh, Vivek Kumar, Gurung, Chitra Kumar, Banjara, Megha Raj

“…Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Nepal is found in 61 out of 75 districts including areas previously listed as non- endemic. This study focused on the role of…”
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Efficacy, Safety and Cost of Insecticide Treated Wall Lining, Insecticide Treated Bed Nets and Indoor Wall Wash with Lime for Visceral Leishmaniasis Vector Control in the Indian Sub-continent: A Multi-country Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial by Mondal, Dinesh, Das, Murari Lal, Kumar, Vijay, Huda, M Mamun, Das, Pradeep, Ghosh, Debashis, Priyanka, Jyoti, Matlashewski, Greg, Kroeger, Axel, Upfill-Brown, Alexander, Chowdhury, Rajib

“…We investigated the efficacy, safety and cost of lime wash of household walls plus treatment of sand fly breeding places with bleach (i.e. environmental…”
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Follow-up assessment of visceral leishmaniasis treated patients and the impact of COVID-19 on control services in Nepal by Joshi, Anand Ballabh, Banjara, Megha Raj, Das, Murari Lal, Bist, Nav Raj, Pant, Krishna Raj, Pyakurel, Uttam Raj, Dahal, Gokarna, Paudel, Krishna Prasad, Das, Chuman Lal, Kroeger, Axel, Aseffa, Abraham

“…Follow-up assessment of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) treated cases is important to monitor the long term effectiveness of treatment regimens. The main objective…”
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Susceptibility of field-collected Phlebotomus argentipes (Diptera: Psychodidae) sand flies from Bangladesh and Nepal to different insecticides by Chowdhury, Rajib, Das, Murari Lal, Chowdhury, Vashkar, Roy, Lalita, Faria, Shyla, Priyanka, Jyoti, Akter, Sakila, Maheswary, Narayan Prosad, Khan, Rajaul Karim, Argaw, Daniel, Kroeger, Axel

“…The sand fly Phlebotomus argentipes is the vector for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in the Indian sub-continent. In Bangladesh since 2012, indoor residual…”
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Domestic animals and epidemiology of visceral leishmaniasis, Nepal by Bhattarai, Narayan Raj, Van der Auwera, Gert, Rijal, Suman, Picado, Albert, Speybroeck, Niko, Khanal, Basudha, De Doncker, Simonne, Das, Murari Lal, Ostyn, Bart, Davies, Clive, Coosemans, Marc, Berkvens, Dirk, Boelaert, Marleen, Dujardin, Jean Claude

“…On the Indian subcontinent, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is considered an anthroponosis. To determine possible reasons for its persistence during interepidemic…”
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Exposure to Phlebotomus argentipes (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) sand flies in rural areas of Bihar, India: the role of housing conditions by Malaviya, Paritosh, Hasker, Epco, Picado, Albert, Mishra, Mukesh, Van Geertruyden, Jean-Pierre, Das, Murari Lal, Boelaert, Marleen, Sundar, Shyam

“…Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is a vector-borne infectious disease, caused by the protozoan Leishmania donovani, which is transmitted by phlebotomine sand flies…”
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Insecticide susceptibility of Phlebotomus argentipes in visceral leishmaniasis endemic districts in India and Nepal by Dinesh, Diwakar Singh, Das, Murari Lal, Picado, Albert, Roy, Lalita, Rijal, Suman, Singh, Shri Prakash, Das, Pradeep, Boelaert, Marleen, Coosemans, Marc

“…To investigate the DDT and deltamethrin susceptibility of Phlebotomus argentipes, the vector of Leishmania donovani, responsible for visceral leishmaniasis…”
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Do Size and Insecticide Treatment Matter? Evaluation of Different Nets against Phlebotomus argentipes, the Vector of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Nepal by Das, Murari Lal, Rowland, Mark, Austin, James W, De Lazzari, Elisa, Picado, Albert

“…In the Indian subcontinent, Leishmania donovani, the parasite causing visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is transmitted by the sand fly vector Phlebotomus argentipes…”
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An outbreak investigation of visceral leishmaniasis among residents of Dharan town, eastern Nepal, evidence for urban transmission of Leishmania donovani by Uranw, Surendra, Hasker, Epco, Roy, Lalita, Meheus, Filip, Das, Murari Lal, Bhattarai, Narayan Raj, Rijal, Suman, Boelaert, Marleen

“…Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a predominantly rural disease, common in the low lands of eastern Nepal. Since 1997 VL cases have also been reported among…”
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Long-lasting insecticidal nets to prevent visceral leishmaniasis in the Indian subcontinent; methodological lessons learned from a cluster randomised controlled trial by Picado, Albert, Ostyn, Bart, Rijal, Suman, Sundar, Shyam, Singh, Shri Prakash, Chappuis, François, Das, Murari Lal, Khanal, Basudha, Gidwani, Kamlesh, Hasker, Epco, Dujardin, Jean Claude, Vanlerberghe, Veerle, Menten, Joris, Coosemans, Marc, Boelaert, Marleen

“…In a recent paper, Nagpal et al. voiced concerns about the limited or biased use of scientific evidence to support public health interventions to control…”
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Phlebotomus argentipes Seasonal Patterns in India and Nepal by Picado, Albert, Das, Murari Lal, Kumar, Vijay, Dinesh, Diwakar S., Rijal, Suman, Singh, Shri P., Das, Pradeep, Coosemans, Marc, Boelaert, Marleen, Davies, Clive

“…The current control of Phebotomus argentipes (Annandale and Brunetti), the vector of Leishmania donovani (Laveran and Mesnil), on the Indian subcontinent is…”
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Research priorities for elimination of visceral leishmaniasis by Matlashewski, Greg, Arana, Byron, Kroeger, Axel, Be-Nazir, Ahmed, Mondal, Dinesh, Nabi, Shan Golam, Banjara, Megha Raj, Das, Murari Lal, Marasini, Baburam, Das, Pradeep, Medley, Graham, Satoskar, Abhay, Nakhasi, Hira, Argaw, Daniel, Reeder, John, Olliaro, Piero

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Residual activity and integrity of PermaNet® 2.0 after 24 months of household use in a community randomised trial of long lasting insecticidal nets against visceral leishmaniasis in India and Nepal by Picado, Albert, Singh, Shri Prakash, Vanlerberghe, Veerle, Uranw, Surendra, Ostyn, Bart, Kaur, Harparkash, Das, Murari Lal, Sundar, Shyam, Rijal, Suman, Tungu, Patrick, Boelaert, Marleen, Rowland, Mark

“…The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends several brands of long lasting insecticidal net (LN) for protection against insect vectors but also advises…”
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Role of female community health volunteers for visceral leishmaniasisdetection and vector surveillance in Nepal by Omer, Mazin, Kroeger, Axel, Joshi, Anand Ballabh, Das, Murari Lal, Younis, Lina Ghassan, Singh, Vivek Kumar, Gurung, Chitra Kumar, Banjara, Megha Raj

“…Background: As visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has recently expanded in previously non-endemic areas of Nepal, the health system is facing new challenges. Female…”
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PCR and direct agglutination as Leishmania infection markers among healthy Nepalese subjects living in areas endemic for Kala-Azar by Bhattarai, Narayan Raj, Van der Auwera, Gert, Khanal, Basudha, De Doncker, Simonne, Rijal, Suman, Das, Murari Lal, Uranw, Surendra, Ostyn, Bart, Praet, Nicolas, Speybroeck, Niko, Picado, Albert, Davies, Clive, Boelaert, Marleen, Dujardin, Jean-Claude

“…To compare a PCR assay and direct agglutination test (DAT) for the detection of potential markers of Leishmania infection in 231 healthy subjects living in a…”
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Natural infection of Phlebotomus argentipes with Leishmania and other trypanosomatids in a visceral leishmaniasis endemic region of Nepal by Bhattarai, Narayan Raj, Das, Murari Lal, Rijal, Suman, van der Auwera, Gert, Picado, Albert, Khanal, Basudha, Roy, Lalita, Speybroeck, Niko, Berkvens, Dirk, Davies, Clive R., Coosemans, Marc, Boelaert, Marleen, Dujardin, Jean-Claude

“…Monitoring Leishmania infection in sand flies is important for understanding the eco-epidemiology of kala-azar and assessing the impact of the recently…”
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