Published in Emerg Infect Dis on February 01, 2010
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Evaluation of a mass distribution programme for fine-mesh impregnated bednets against visceral leishmaniasis in eastern Sudan. Trop Med Int Health (2007) 1.89
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A significant increase in kdr in Anopheles gambiae is associated with an intensive vector control intervention in Burundi highlands. Trop Med Int Health (2008) 1.63
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Evidence-based semiquantitative methodology for prioritization of foodborne zoonoses. Foodborne Pathog Dis (2009) 1.62
Effect of village-wide use of long-lasting insecticidal nets on visceral Leishmaniasis vectors in India and Nepal: a cluster randomized trial. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2010) 1.61
Malaria and water resource development: the case of Gilgel-Gibe hydroelectric dam in Ethiopia. Malar J (2009) 1.60
Implementation research to support the initiative on the elimination of kala azar from Bangladesh, India and Nepal--the challenges for diagnosis and treatment. Trop Med Int Health (2008) 1.59
A global comparative evaluation of commercial immunochromatographic rapid diagnostic tests for visceral leishmaniasis. Clin Infect Dis (2012) 1.59
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A comparative study of the effectiveness of diagnostic tests for visceral leishmaniasis. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2004) 1.57
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How to shorten patient follow-up after treatment for Trypanosoma brucei gambiense sleeping sickness. J Infect Dis (2010) 1.53
Laboratory-based Japanese encephalitis surveillance in Nepal and the implications for a national immunization strategy. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2008) 1.52
Long-lasting insecticidal nets fail at household level to reduce abundance of sandfly vector Phlebotomus argentipes in treated houses in Bihar (India). Trop Med Int Health (2008) 1.51