Mapping of risk prone areas of kala-azar (Visceral leishmaniasis) in parts of Bihar state, India: an RS and GIS approach

Background & objectives: The kala-azar fever (Visceral leishmaniasis) is continuing unabated inIndia for over a century, now being largely confined to the eastern part of India mainly in Bihar stateand to some extent in its bordering states like West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. Two study sites nam...

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Main Author: S. Sudhakar, T. Srinivas, A. Palit, S.K. Karc, S.K. Battacharya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2006-09-01
Series:Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.mrcindia.org/journal/issues/433115.PDF