Kala Azar in South Asia Current Status and Sustainable Challenges /

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), (also known as black fever or Kala-azar) is a life-threatening disease first reported from the Indian subcontinent. VL ranks as the world's second largest parasitic disease killer and is a neglected tropical disease. Most of those infected by this life-threatening d...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Noiri, E. (Editor ), Jha, T.K (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edición:2nd ed. 2016.
Temas:
Parasitology.
Medical microbiology.
Veterinary medicine.
Medicine-Research.
Biology-Research.
Nephrology.
Medical Microbiology.
Veterinary Science.
Biomedical Research.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface. Part I Introduction into Kala-Azar Pathology and Mechanism of Disease in Kala-Azar
  • Treatment of Post-kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis
  • Characteristics of Patients Visiting Suruya Kanta Kala-Azar Research Center in Mymensingh, Bangladesh; Data from a Patient Registry System
  • Epidemiology of Drug-Resistant Kala-Azar in India and Neighboring Countries
  • Part II Therapeutic Strategy to Deal with Emergence of Drug Resistance
  • A Therapeutic Strategy for Treating Visceral Leishmaniasis in Regions with Drug Resistance
  • Treatment of Post-kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis
  • Combination Therapy for Leishmaniasis
  • Vaccine Development for Leishmaniasis
  • Siccanin is a novel selective inhibitor of trypanosomatid complex II (succinate-ubiquinone reductase) and a potent broad-spectrum anti-trypanosomatid drug candidate
  • Challenges in the Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis on the Indian Subcontinent
  • Part III Diagnostic Strategy Enhancing Kala-Azar Elimination Program
  • Changes of Leishmania antigens in kala-azar patients' urine after treatment
  • Potentiality of Urinary L-FABP Tests to Kala-azar Disease Management
  • Antibody Capture Direct Agglutination Test (abcDAT) for Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis with Urine
  • Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP): Molecular Diagnosis for the Field Survey of Visceral Leishmaniasis
  • Applicability of Multiplex Real-Time PCR to Visceral Leishmaniasis
  • Immunoglobulins in the Pathophysiology of Visceral Leishmaniasis
  • Part V Knowledge and Practice for Vector Control in Kala-Azar
  • Geographical Distribution and Ecological Aspect of Sand Fly Species in Bangladesh
  • The efficacy of long lasting insecticidal nets for leishmaniasis in Asia
  • Environmental change and kala-azar with particular reference to Bangladesh
  • Part VI. New Challenges in the Kala-azar Elimination Programme
  • Drug Safety Monitoring for Liposomal Amphotericin B
  • Resolution Mapping of Kala-azar Hot Spots Using GPS Logger and Urinary Antibody Measurements
  • Geography and Reality of Kala-azar Endemic in Bangladesh, Analysis Using GIS and Urine-based Mass Screening
  • Animal Models of Visceral Leishmaniasis and Applicability to Disease Control
  • Pharmacovigilance on Therapeutic Protocols for Visceral Leishmaniasis. Index.

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