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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
Volume 83, Issue 3, Pages 507-511Publisher
AMER SOC TROP MED & HYGIENE
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0685
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- Special programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR-WHO)
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This study analyzed the effectiveness of active case detection (ACD) for new visceral leishmaniasis (VL) cases ACD detection was can led out using house to house screening in Bangladesh and India and by neighborhood screening around index cases in Nepal The percent increase of new VL cases through ACD compared to PCD was 6 7-17 1% in India, 38 8% in Nepal, and 60% in Bangladesh The screening effort was high in India and Bangladesh (house to house screening) compared to Nepal (index case screening) The additional cost per new VL case detected varied $50 to $106 in India, $172 in Bangladesh, $262 in Nepal depending on the type of screening staff, transport and training costs The estimated annual VL incidence in the ACD arm ranged from 315-383 in India, 109 in Bangladesh, and 43 per 100,000 in Nepal The additional effort and cost rises as disease incidence declines or PCD improves
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