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The development of a global research agenda and individual participant data platform for visceral leishmaniasis: challenges and future opportunities

Singh-Phulgenda S, Dahal P, Maguire BJ, Alvar J, Alves F,  et al.
2025-12-02 • Parasites and Vectors
2025-12-02 • Parasites and Vectors

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Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) listed by the World Health Organization (WHO). The disease is currently ...

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Which anthropometric indicators identify a pregnant woman as acutely malnourished and predict adverse birth outcomes in the humanitarian context?

Ververs MT, Antierens A, Sackl A, Staderini N, Captier V
2013-06-07 • PLoS Currents
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Effectiveness of a community-based intervention program in reducing childhood obesity: A prospective cohort study

Karki S, Rijal S, Vaidya M, Chaulugain RH
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024

Community-wide systematic tuberculosis screening using digital chest X-ray with CAD/AI in vulnerable and hard-to-reach population in Nepal

Gopali RS, Maharjan B, Shrestha P, Stojanovik S, Valdesolo C,  et al.
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024
2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024

Assessing the impact of climate change on health in South Asia

Srivastava B, Zaidi N, Mantoo F
2024-08-22 • Acta Scientific Clinical Case Reports
2024-08-22 • Acta Scientific Clinical Case Reports

South Asia emerges as one of the most susceptible regions to a plethora of direct and indirect repercussions stemming from climate change. These include, but are not limited to, the r...

Four-month high-dose rifampicin regimens for pulmonary tuberculosis

Jindani A, Atwine D, Grint D, Bah B, Adams J,  et al.
2023-09-01 • NEJM Evidence
2023-09-01 • NEJM Evidence
BACKGROUND
Shorter but effective tuberculosis treatment regimens would be of value to the tuberculosis treatment community. High-dose rifampicin has been associated with more rapid a...

Prognostic value of different anthropometric indices over different measurement intervals to predict mortality in 6–59-month-old children

Briend A, Myatt M, Berkley JA, Black RE, Boyd EM,  et al.
2023-06-01 • Public Health Nutrition
2023-06-01 • Public Health Nutrition
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To compare the prognostic value of mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), weight-for-height Z-score (WHZ) and weight-for-age Z-score (WAZ) for predicting death over periods of...

Anthropometric criteria for best-identifying children at high risk of mortality: a pooled analysis of twelve cohorts

Khara T, Myatt M, Sadler K, Bahwere P, Berkley JA,  et al.
2023-02-03 • Public Health Nutrition
2023-02-03 • Public Health Nutrition
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To understand which anthropometric diagnostic criteria best discriminate higher from lower risk of death in children and explore programme implications.

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Impact of intensified case-finding strategies on childhood TB case registration in Nepal

Joshi B, Chinnakali P, Shrestha A, Das M, Kumar AMV,  et al.
2015-06-21 • Public Health Action
2015-06-21 • Public Health Action
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Seven intervention districts with intensified childhood tuberculosis (TB) case-finding strategies implemented by a non-governmental organisation and seven control districts u...

Treatment options for visceral leishmaniasis: a systematic review of clinical studies done in India, 1980-2004

Olliaro PL, Guerin PJ, Gerstl S, Haaskjold AA, Rottingen JA,  et al.
2005-12-01 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
2005-12-01 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
The state of Bihar in India carries the largest share of the world's burden of antimony-resistant visceral leishmaniasis. We analysed clinical studies done in Bihar with different treatm...

Novel transdisciplinary methodology for cross-sectional analysis of snakebite epidemiology at national scale

Alcoba G, Ochoa C, Martins SB, Ruiz de Castañeda R, Bolon I,  et al.
2021-02-12 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2021-02-12 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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Worldwide, it is estimated that snakes bite 4.5-5.4 million people annually, 2.7 million of which are envenomed, and 81,000-138,000 die. The World Health Organization repo...

Universal health coverage in a regional Nepali hospital: who is exempted from payment?

Basnet R, Shrestha BR, Nagaraja BS, Basnet B, Satyanarayana S,  et al.
2013-03-21 • Public Health Action
2013-03-21 • Public Health Action
This study assessed the characteristics of beneficiaries of a government-led policy of exemption for payment being provided in a regional hospital in Nepal. In January and February 2012,...

Factors Affecting Perceived Stigma in Leprosy Affected Persons in Western Nepal

Adhikari B, Kaehler N, Chapman R, Raut S, Roche P
2014-06-05 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2014-06-05 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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There are various factors which construct the perception of stigma in both leprosy affected persons and unaffected persons. The main purpose of this study was to determine...

A randomised phase II trial to evaluate the toxicity of high-dose rifampicin to treat pulmonary tuberculosis

Jindani A, Borgulya G, de Patino IW, Gonzales T, de Fernandes RA,  et al.
2016-06-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2016-06-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
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Randomised Phase IIB clinical trial.

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To assess whether increasing the dose of rifampicin (RMP) from 10 mg/kg to 15 or 20 mg/kg results in an increase ...
2013-06-07 • PLoS Currents

Estimating and predicting snakebite risk in the Terai region of Nepal through a high-resolution geospatial and One Health approach

Ochoa C, Pittavino M, Martins SB, Alcoba G, Bolon I,  et al.
2021-12-13 • Scientific Reports
2021-12-13 • Scientific Reports
Most efforts to understand snakebite burden in Nepal have been localized to relatively small areas and focused on humans through epidemiological studies. We present the outcomes of a geo...

Male predominance in reported Visceral Leishmaniasis cases: Nature or nurture? A comparison of population-based with health facility-reported data

Cloots K, Burza S, Malaviya P, Hasker E, Kansal S,  et al.
2020-01-29 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2020-01-29 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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Bangladesh, India, and Nepal aim for the elimination of Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL), a systemic parasitic infectious disease, as a public health problem by 2020. For decad...

Operational research capacity building in Asia: innovations, successes and challenges of a training course [Notes from the field]

Kumar AMV, Satyanarayana A, Wilson N, Zachariah R, Harries AD
2013-06-21 • Public Health Action
2013-06-21 • Public Health Action

Challenges in measuring measles case fatality ratios in settings without vital registration

Cairns KL, Nandy R, Grais RF
2010-07-19 • Emerging Themes in Epidemiology
2010-07-19 • Emerging Themes in Epidemiology
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Measles, a highly infectious vaccine-preventable viral disease, is potentially fatal. Historically, measles case-fatality ratios (CFRs) have been reported to vary from 0.1% ...

Who Is a typical patient with visceral leishmaniasis? Characterizing the demographic and nutritional profile of patients in Brazil, East Africa, and South Asia

Harhay MO, Olliaro PL, Vaillant M, Chappuis F, Angeles Lima M,  et al.
2011-04-05 • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2011-04-05 • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Drug-dosing recommendations for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) treatment are based on the patients' weight or age. A current lack of demographic and anthropometric data on patients hinders ...

Snakebite epidemiology in humans and domestic animals across the Terai region in Nepal: a multicluster random survey

Alcoba G, Sharma SK, Bolon I, Ochoa C, Martins SB,  et al.
2022-03-01 • Lancet Global Health
2022-03-01 • Lancet Global Health
BACKGROUND
Each year, 2 million people worldwide are bitten by snakes, resulting in an estimated 81 000–138 000 deaths. WHO has added snakebite envenoming to the list of neglected tr...