Overview
- This book focused on visceral leishmaniasis, life-threatening NTDs, in detail for the first time during these 10 years
- Experts’ vision and comments will guide the physician’s daily practice New therapeutic regimen was introduced by expert physicians
- New PCR-related approach suitable to sentinel area was detailed
- No-invasive diagnostic approach of disease activity suitable to sentinel area and those potentialities were detailed
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Therapeutic Strategy to Deal with Emergence of Drug Resistance
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Diagnostic Strategy Enhancing Kala-Azar Elimination Program
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Diagnostic Strategy Enhancing Kala-azar Elimination Program
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PKDL and Its Implications in Eliminating Kala-Azar
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PKDL and its Implications in Eliminating Kala-azar
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New Challenges Confronting Kala Azar Elimination Programme and Their Possible Solutions
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New challenges confronting Kala azar Elimination Programme and their possible solutions
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About this book
Therapeutic regimens for visceral leishmaniasis (also Kala-azar, Dum-dum fever or black fever), caused by parasitic protozoa of the Leishmania genus, evolve at a pace never seen before. Spread by tiny and abundant sand flies, the parasite infects internal organs and bone marrow and if left untreated will almost always result in the death of the host. In developing countries successful diagnosis and treatment are complicated by asymptomatic cases, undernutrition and Kala-azar/HIV co-infections.
This book brings together world-renown experts writing state-of-arts review on the progress in diagnosis and treatment of visceral leishmaniasis, ultimately leading to the complete elimination of this fatal disease from South Asia. The chapters provide valuable information for disease control as well as therapy and the diagnostic improvements necessary for early treatment, subclinical detection and drug-resistant cases. The presented methods allow for points-of-care testing in the endemic area, enabling rapid detection in resource-poor settings with easy handling and low costs.Â
This book provides essential information for scientists, medical practitioners and policy makers involved in the diagnosis, treatment and elimination of Kala-azar.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Kala Azar in South Asia
Book Subtitle: Current Status and Challenges Ahead
Editors: T.K. Jha, E. Noiri
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0277-6
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-0276-9Published: 06 January 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-9029-2Published: 29 September 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 148
Topics: Parasitology, Drug Resistance, Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science, Laboratory Medicine, Nephrology