Reducing Visceral Leishmaniasis by Insecticide Impregnation of Bed-Nets, Bangladesh

Mondal, Dinesh, Huda, M. Mamun, Karmoker, Mithun Kumar, Ghosh, Debashis, Matlashewski, Greg, Nabi, Shah Golam and Kroeger, Axel (2013) 'Reducing Visceral Leishmaniasis by Insecticide Impregnation of Bed-Nets, Bangladesh'. Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 19, Issue 7, pp. 1131-1134.

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Abstract

The effect of insecticide-treated materials on reducing visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is disputable. In Bangladesh, we evaluated the effect of a community-based intervention with insecticide impregnation of existing bed-nets in reducing VL incidence. This intervention reduced VL by 66.5%. Widespread bed-net impregnation with slow-release insecticide may control VL in Bangladesh.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	WA Public Health > Preventive Medicine > WA 110 Prevention and control of communicable diseases. Transmission of infectious diseases WA Public Health > Preventive Medicine > WA 240 Disinfection. Disinfestation. Pesticides (including diseases caused by) WA Public Health > Health Problems of Special Population Groups > WA 395 Health in developing countries WC Communicable Diseases > Tropical and Parasitic Diseases > WC 715 Visceral leishmaniasis
Faculty: Department:	Clinical Sciences & International Health > International Public Health Department
Digital Object Identifer (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1907.120932
Depositing User:	Rachel Dominguez
Date Deposited:	05 Jun 2014 10:48
Last Modified:	06 Feb 2018 13:07
URI:	https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/3724

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