2015-02-06Zeitschriftenartikel
Visceral leishmaniasis diagnosis and reporting delays as an obstacle to timely response actions in Nepal and India
Böttcher, Jan Peter; Siwakoti, Yubaraj; Milojkovic, Ana; Siddiqui, Niyamat A.; Gurung, Chitra K.; Rijal, Suman; Das, Pradeep; Kroeger, Axel; Banjara, Megha R.
Background: To eliminate visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in India and Nepal, challenges of VL diagnosis, treatment and reporting need to be identified. Recent data indicate that VL is underreported and patients face delays ...