Kala Azar in South Asia

1. Geographical Distribution of Kala-Azar in South Asia
Moazzem Hossain, Kazi M. Jamil

2. Pathology and Mechanism of Disease in Kala-Azar and Post-kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis
Moazzem Hossain, Kazi M. Jamil

3. Diagnosis and Treatment of Kala-Azar and Post-kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis
Kazi M. Jamil, Moazzem Hossain

4. Epidemiology of Drug-Resistant Kala-Azar in India and Neighboring Countries
T.K. Jha

5. A Therapeutic Strategy for Treating Visceral Leishmaniasis in Regions with Drug Resistance
Shyam Sundar, Dipti Agarwal

6. Combination Therapy for Leishmaniases
Farrokh Modabber

7. Challenges in the Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis on the Indian Subcontinent
Suman Rijal, Francois Chappuis, Marleen Boelaert

8. The Potential of Urinary Tests in the Management of Kala-Azar
Eisei Noiri, Yoshifumi Hamasaki, Kousuke Negishi, Takeshi Sugaya, Kent Doi, Toshiro Fujita, Yukihisa Osada, Yoshitsugu Matsumoto, Kazi M. Jamil

9. Mass-Survey Using Urine and Confirmation by LAMP for Control of Visceral Leishmaniasis
Makoto Itoh, Hidekazu Takagi

10. Polymorphism of Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania donovani Sensu Lato in Asia
Yoshitsugu Matsumoto, Chizu Sanjoba, Masahito Asada, Yasutaka Osada, Yasunobu Matsumoto

11. Post-kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis: Facing the Challenge of Eliminating Kala-Azar from South Asia
Philippe Desjeux, V. Ramesh

12. Climate Change and Kala-Azar
Moazzem Hossain, Eisei Noiri, Kazuhiko Moji

13. The Role of Policy Makers in Achieving the Target for Kala-Azar Elimination in South Asia: The Bangladesh Experience
Kazi M. Jamil

Keywords: Biomedicine, Parasitology, Drug Resistance, Veterinary Medicine, Laboratory Medicine, Nephrology