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Survey Report of Visceral Leishmaniasis Based on Serodiagnostic Test in Madhepura District of Bihar, India

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The paper is based on a population survey conducted for the analysis of epidemiological condition of visceral leishmaniasis from January 2010 to December 2011. The annual incidence (per 10,000) was observed 8.98 for 2010 and 7.71 for 2011. The annual prevalence of disease was 26.92 in 2010 and 23.78 in 2011. The seasonal variation of incidence and its relationship with eco-climatic factors have discussed. The % incidence and temperature represented weak positive correlation with Pearson’s co-efficient value +0.269 (SEr = 0.1892) and linear relationship by regression equation y = 0.116 X + 4.895; whereas % incidence and humidity represented moderate negative correlation with Pearson’s coefficient value −0.649 (SEr = 0.1181) and linear relationship by regression equation y = −0.154 X + 20.40. The retrospective analysis among epidemiological parameters, eco-climatic factors and vector population dynamics are discussed in present paper. It represents internal incubation period of leishmania is 6–8 month in the region under study.

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Authors are thankful to employees of Primary Health Centre and ASHA workers of Madhepura. They also express their gratitude to Prof. Anant Kumar, Head of the Department of Zoology for providing necessary lab facilities.

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  1. Department of Zoology, B.N. Mandal University, Madhepura, 852113, Bihar, India

    Narendra Srivastava

  2. Research Scholar, Eco-Parasitic Research Lab, B.N. Mandal University, Madhepura, Bihar, India

    Brajesh Kumar Singh & Archana Yadav

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Srivastava, N., Singh, B.K. & Yadav, A. Survey Report of Visceral Leishmaniasis Based on Serodiagnostic Test in Madhepura District of Bihar, India. Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett. 37, 487–492 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-014-0265-0

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