Title:
Effect of untreated bed nets on blood-fed Phlebotomus argentipes in kala-azar endemic foci in Nepal and India

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dc.contributor.authorAlbert Picado
dc.contributor.authorVijay Kumar
dc.contributor.authorMurari Das
dc.contributor.authorIan Burniston
dc.contributor.authorLalita Roy
dc.contributor.authorRijal Suman
dc.contributor.authorDiwakar Dinesh
dc.contributor.authorMarc Coosemans
dc.contributor.authorShyam Sundar
dc.contributor.authorKesari Shreekant
dc.contributor.authorMarleen Boelaert
dc.contributor.authorClive Davies
dc.contributor.authorMary Cameron
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-07T04:54:21Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractObservational studies in the Indian subcontinent have shown that untreated nets may be protective against visceral leishmaniasis (VL). In this study, we evaluated the effect of untreated nets on the blood feeding rates of Phlebotomus argentipes as well as the human blood index (HBI) in VL endemic villages in India and Nepal. The study had a "before and after intervention" design in 58 households in six clusters. The use of untreated nets reduced the blood feeding rate by 85% (95% CI 76.5-91.1%) and the HBI by 42.2% (95% CI 11.1-62.5%). These results provide circumstantial evidence that untreated nets may provide some degree of personal protection against sand fly bites.
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/S0074-02762009000800018
dc.identifier.issn740276
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02762009000800018
dc.identifier.urihttps://dl.bhu.ac.in/bhuir/handle/123456789/21104
dc.publisherFundacao Oswaldo Cruz
dc.subjectHBI
dc.subjectPhlebotomus argentipes
dc.subjectPvisceral leishmaniasis
dc.subjectUntreated nets
dc.titleEffect of untreated bed nets on blood-fed Phlebotomus argentipes in kala-azar endemic foci in Nepal and India
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dspace.entity.typeArticle

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