Education is key to controlling visceral leishmaniasis.
Costly and onerous treatment as well as resistance to drugs and pesticides are major challenges to the ambitious goal of eliminating visceral leishmaniasis. However, Dr Robert Killick-Kendrick is optimistic about recent advances in treatment and control.
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D000818:Animals; D004351:Drug Resistance; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000187:drug effects; D057148:Insecticide-Treated Bednets; D007306:Insecticides; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011057:Politics; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000187:drug effects; D014344:Trypanocidal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
D007306:Insecticides; D014344:Trypanocidal Agents