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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-4 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Kala-azar in pregnancy in Mymensingh, Bangladesh; a social autopsy. / Rahman, Kazi Mizanur; Olsen, Ana; Harley, David; BUTLER, Colin; Mondal, Dinesh; Luby, Stephen; Sleigh, Adrian.
In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol. 8, No. 5, 2014, p. 1-4.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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T1 - Kala-azar in pregnancy in Mymensingh, Bangladesh; a social autopsy
AU - Rahman, Kazi Mizanur
AU - Olsen, Ana
AU - Harley, David
AU - BUTLER, Colin
AU - Mondal, Dinesh
AU - Luby, Stephen
AU - Sleigh, Adrian
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Kala-azar, meaning “black-fever,” is the local term in South Asia for visceral leishmaniasis. Kala-azar is targeted for elimination from South Asia by 2015. The control programme aims to reduce the annual incidence to less than one per 10,000 people [1]. The disease is usually fatal if untreated [1], and the case fatality rate is higher among women than men [2], [3]. Kala-azar among pregnant women places the foetus and mother at high risk of fatal outcomes [4], [5]. Moreover, women experience longer delays than men in seeking care and treatment for kala-azar, a problem well documented in Bangladesh [2]. Few studies have explored the personal and social dimensions of kala-azar, and even fewer have addressed the issues faced by women in pregnancy [2].
AB - Kala-azar, meaning “black-fever,” is the local term in South Asia for visceral leishmaniasis. Kala-azar is targeted for elimination from South Asia by 2015. The control programme aims to reduce the annual incidence to less than one per 10,000 people [1]. The disease is usually fatal if untreated [1], and the case fatality rate is higher among women than men [2], [3]. Kala-azar among pregnant women places the foetus and mother at high risk of fatal outcomes [4], [5]. Moreover, women experience longer delays than men in seeking care and treatment for kala-azar, a problem well documented in Bangladesh [2]. Few studies have explored the personal and social dimensions of kala-azar, and even fewer have addressed the issues faced by women in pregnancy [2].
KW - public health
KW - climate change
KW - conflict
U2 - 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002710
DO - 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002710
M3 - Comment/debate
VL - 8
SP - 1
EP - 4
JO - PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
JF - PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
SN - 1935-2727
IS - 5
ER -