title: North Indian state of Uttarakhand: a new hothouse of visceral leishmaniasis.
abstract: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has been reported in the last decade from the hilly state of Uttarakhand, India. We report 47 cases from the non-endemic Garhwal region of this state which, over the last 10 years, were treated successfully. We conclude that the transmission cycle of VL is established in this region. Effective vector control measures are warranted to prevent the disease becoming a health problem, albeit not a major one given its excellent response to drugs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun, India sohadia@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Sohaib
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun, India.
authors.forename: Harish
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chandra
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun, India.
authors.forename: Nowneet Kumar
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun, India.
authors.forename: Minakshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dhar
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun, India.
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shirazi
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun, India.
authors.forename: Sanjiv Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Verma
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000469:parasitology; D007893:Leishmania donovani / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014329:Tropical Climate; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Kala azar; North India; Uttarakhand; Visceral leishmaniasis; epidemiology