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Challenges in sustaining the elimination of visceral leishmaniasis in India

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The South East Asian initiative for elimination of kala-azar from the Indian subcontinent that began in 2005 is coming to fruition, with India in the last mile of elimination. This aptly timed commentary based on the publication of Pandey et al. (2025) entitled 'Kala-azar elimination in India: reflections on success and sustainability' highlights the complementarity of political commitment that ensured socioeconomic development, along with evidence-based operational research, that needs to be sustained for zero transmission to become a reality.

Source: International Health

DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihaf063

Authors: Mitali Chatterjee, Syamal Roy, Simon L Croft

Institutions: Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Language: English

Topic: Research on Leishmaniasis Studies

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Partnerships for the goals

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,908