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Feasibility of a combined camp approach for vector control together with active case detection of visceral leishmaniasis, post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis, tuberculosis, leprosy and malaria in Bangladesh, India and Nepal: an exploratory study
BACKGROUND: We assessed the feasibility and results of active case detection (ACD) of visceral leishmaniasis (VL), post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) and other febrile diseases as well as of bednet impregnation for vector control. METHODS: Fever camps were organized and analyzed in twelve VL...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4499944/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25918216 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trv031 |
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author | Banjara, Megha R. Kroeger, Axel Huda, Mamun M. Kumar, Vijay Gurung, Chitra K. Das, Murari L. Rijal, Suman Das, Pradeep Mondal, Dinesh |
author_facet | Banjara, Megha R. Kroeger, Axel Huda, Mamun M. Kumar, Vijay Gurung, Chitra K. Das, Murari L. Rijal, Suman Das, Pradeep Mondal, Dinesh |
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description | BACKGROUND: We assessed the feasibility and results of active case detection (ACD) of visceral leishmaniasis (VL), post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) and other febrile diseases as well as of bednet impregnation for vector control. METHODS: Fever camps were organized and analyzed in twelve VL endemic villages in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal. VL, PKDL, tuberculosis, malaria and leprosy were screened among the febrile patients attending the camps, and existing bednets were impregnated with a slow release insecticide. RESULTS: Among the camp attendees one new VL case and two PKDL cases were detected in Bangladesh and one VL case in Nepal. Among suspected tuberculosis cases two were positive in India but none in the other countries. In India, two leprosy cases were found. No malaria cases were detected. Bednet impregnation coverage during fever camps was more than 80% in the three countries. Bednet impregnation led to a reduction of sandfly densities after 2 weeks by 86% and 32%, and after 4 weeks by 95% and 12% in India and Nepal respectively. The additional costs for the control programmes seem to be reasonable. CONCLUSION: It is feasible to combine ACD camps for VL and PKDL along with other febrile diseases, and vector control with bednet impregnation. |
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spelling | pubmed-44999442015-07-15 Feasibility of a combined camp approach for vector control together with active case detection of visceral leishmaniasis, post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis, tuberculosis, leprosy and malaria in Bangladesh, India and Nepal: an exploratory study Banjara, Megha R. Kroeger, Axel Huda, Mamun M. Kumar, Vijay Gurung, Chitra K. Das, Murari L. Rijal, Suman Das, Pradeep Mondal, Dinesh Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg Original Articles BACKGROUND: We assessed the feasibility and results of active case detection (ACD) of visceral leishmaniasis (VL), post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) and other febrile diseases as well as of bednet impregnation for vector control. METHODS: Fever camps were organized and analyzed in twelve VL endemic villages in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal. VL, PKDL, tuberculosis, malaria and leprosy were screened among the febrile patients attending the camps, and existing bednets were impregnated with a slow release insecticide. RESULTS: Among the camp attendees one new VL case and two PKDL cases were detected in Bangladesh and one VL case in Nepal. Among suspected tuberculosis cases two were positive in India but none in the other countries. In India, two leprosy cases were found. No malaria cases were detected. Bednet impregnation coverage during fever camps was more than 80% in the three countries. Bednet impregnation led to a reduction of sandfly densities after 2 weeks by 86% and 32%, and after 4 weeks by 95% and 12% in India and Nepal respectively. The additional costs for the control programmes seem to be reasonable. CONCLUSION: It is feasible to combine ACD camps for VL and PKDL along with other febrile diseases, and vector control with bednet impregnation. Oxford University Press 2015-06 2015-05-13 /pmc/articles/PMC4499944/ /pubmed/25918216 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trv031 Text en © The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com |
spellingShingle | Original Articles Banjara, Megha R. Kroeger, Axel Huda, Mamun M. Kumar, Vijay Gurung, Chitra K. Das, Murari L. Rijal, Suman Das, Pradeep Mondal, Dinesh Feasibility of a combined camp approach for vector control together with active case detection of visceral leishmaniasis, post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis, tuberculosis, leprosy and malaria in Bangladesh, India and Nepal: an exploratory study |
title | Feasibility of a combined camp approach for vector control together with active case detection of visceral leishmaniasis, post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis, tuberculosis, leprosy and malaria in Bangladesh, India and Nepal: an exploratory study |
title_full | Feasibility of a combined camp approach for vector control together with active case detection of visceral leishmaniasis, post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis, tuberculosis, leprosy and malaria in Bangladesh, India and Nepal: an exploratory study |
title_fullStr | Feasibility of a combined camp approach for vector control together with active case detection of visceral leishmaniasis, post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis, tuberculosis, leprosy and malaria in Bangladesh, India and Nepal: an exploratory study |
title_full_unstemmed | Feasibility of a combined camp approach for vector control together with active case detection of visceral leishmaniasis, post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis, tuberculosis, leprosy and malaria in Bangladesh, India and Nepal: an exploratory study |
title_short | Feasibility of a combined camp approach for vector control together with active case detection of visceral leishmaniasis, post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis, tuberculosis, leprosy and malaria in Bangladesh, India and Nepal: an exploratory study |
title_sort | feasibility of a combined camp approach for vector control together with active case detection of visceral leishmaniasis, post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis, tuberculosis, leprosy and malaria in bangladesh, india and nepal: an exploratory study |
topic | Original Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4499944/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25918216 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trv031 |
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