title: A series of case reports of autochthonous visceral leishmaniasis, mostly in non-endemic hilly areas of Nepal.
abstract: The government of Nepal has committed to eliminate visceral leishmaniasis (VL) by 2015. The expansion of VL into new areas would constitute a major obstacle to achieving this goal. We report a series of autochthonous VL cases from areas currently considered non-endemic, mostly in hilly regions of Nepal.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research Unit, Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital, Teku, Kathmandu. drsherbdr@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sher Bahadur
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Pun
authors.forename: Kishor
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D007891:Leishmania / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009390:Nepal / Q000453:epidemiology; D010767:Phosphorylcholine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D010767:Phosphorylcholine; C039128:miltefosine; D000666:Amphotericin B