We performed a systematic review of the literature published since 1900 about
leishmaniasis a neglected vector-borne disease, focused on environmental and social risk …

Scholars have called for increased attention to sociocultural, economic, historical, and
political processes shaping Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) ecology. We conducted a …

Many infectious/communicable diseases (IDs) are endemic in Nepal. Until a decade and
half ago, IDs were the major cause of both morbidity and mortality accounting 70% for both …

Background As of 2021, the National Kala-azar Elimination Programme (NKAEP) in India
has achieved visceral leishmaniasis (VL) elimination (< 1 case/10,000 population/year per …

Economic and financing studies are particularly important for decision-making when
resources are scarce or considerably limited. This is the case for neglected tropical diseases …

Background: Leishmaniasis is becoming a major public health problem both in terms of
geographical spread and incidence. Visceral leishmaniasis, the worst form among its clinical …

Remote sensing and geographical information technologies were used to discriminate
areas of high and low risk for contracting kala-azar or visceral leishmaniasis. Satellite data …

Kala-azar (KA) remains a major public health problem in Nepal. The disease is preventable,
but various environmental, socioeconomic, health care and health behaviour related …

Leishmaniasis continues to pose a major public health problem in developing countries,
including Nepal. It is climate sensitive. Change in temperature, rainfall and humidity can …

Mathematic Modelling: Improving the Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation of
Interventions, Part B, the latest volume in the Advances in Parasitology series contains …