TY - JOUR AU - Hasker, Epco AU - Singh, Shri Prakash AU - Malaviya, Paritosh AU - Picado, Albert AU - Gidwani, Kamlesh AU - Singh, Rudra Pratap AU - Menten, Joris AU - Boelaert, Marleen AU - Sundar, Shyam T1 - Visceral Leishmaniasis in Rural Bihar, India T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2012 VL - 18 IS - 10 SP - 1662 SN - 1080-6059 AB - To identify factors associated with incidence of visceral leishmaniasis (VL), we surveyed 13,416 households in Bihar State, India. VL was associated with socioeconomic status, type of housing, and belonging to the Musahar caste. Annual coverage of indoor residual insecticide spraying was 12%. Increasing such spraying can greatly contribute to VL control. KW - leishmaniasis KW - visceral KW - risk factors KW - epidemiology KW - analysis KW - multilevel KW - parasites KW - India KW - Leishmania KW - vector-borne infections DO - 10.3201/eid1810.111083 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/10/11-1083_article ER - End of Reference