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Sodium stibogluconate-sensitive visceral leishmaniasis in the non-endemic hilly region of Uttarakhand, India.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2007 Jul; 101(7):730-2.TR

Abstract

Although visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is endemic in various parts of India, mainly Bihar, West Bengal and Orissa, and neighbouring countries such as Nepal and Bangladesh, it is rarely reported from the hilly areas of India. We report on nine male VL cases from the non-endemic Garhwal region of Uttarakhand who were treated successfully with sodium stibogluconate. We conclude that sodium stibogluconate-sensitive VL is emerging in this region and that urgent and effective vector control measures may be warranted to prevent the disease from becoming a major health problem and to ensure that resistance to sodium stibogluconate does not emerge.

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Verma SK
Department of Medicine, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Ram Nagar, Jolly Grant, P.O. Doiwala, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248140, India. skverma177@gmail.com
Ahmad S
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Shirazi N
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Kusum A
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Kaushik RM
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Barthwal SP
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MeSH

AdultAgedAnimalsAntimony Sodium GluconateAntiprotozoal AgentsDisease OutbreaksDrug ResistanceHumansIndiaLeishmania donovaniLeishmaniasis, VisceralMaleMiddle Aged

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Case Reports
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

17382981

Citation

Verma, S K., et al. "Sodium Stibogluconate-sensitive Visceral Leishmaniasis in the Non-endemic Hilly Region of Uttarakhand, India." Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, vol. 101, no. 7, 2007, pp. 730-2.
Verma SK, Ahmad S, Shirazi N, et al. Sodium stibogluconate-sensitive visceral leishmaniasis in the non-endemic hilly region of Uttarakhand, India. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2007;101(7):730-2.
Verma, S. K., Ahmad, S., Shirazi, N., Kusum, A., Kaushik, R. M., & Barthwal, S. P. (2007). Sodium stibogluconate-sensitive visceral leishmaniasis in the non-endemic hilly region of Uttarakhand, India. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 101(7), 730-2.
Verma SK, et al. Sodium Stibogluconate-sensitive Visceral Leishmaniasis in the Non-endemic Hilly Region of Uttarakhand, India. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2007;101(7):730-2. PubMed PMID: 17382981.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Sodium stibogluconate-sensitive visceral leishmaniasis in the non-endemic hilly region of Uttarakhand, India. AU - Verma,S K, AU - Ahmad,Sohaib, AU - Shirazi,Nadia, AU - Kusum,Anuradha, AU - Kaushik,R M, AU - Barthwal,S P, Y1 - 2007/03/23/ PY - 2006/11/17/received PY - 2007/02/12/revised PY - 2007/02/12/accepted PY - 2007/3/27/pubmed PY - 2007/11/7/medline PY - 2007/3/27/entrez SP - 730 EP - 2 JF - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene JO - Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg VL - 101 IS - 7 N2 - Although visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is endemic in various parts of India, mainly Bihar, West Bengal and Orissa, and neighbouring countries such as Nepal and Bangladesh, it is rarely reported from the hilly areas of India. We report on nine male VL cases from the non-endemic Garhwal region of Uttarakhand who were treated successfully with sodium stibogluconate. We conclude that sodium stibogluconate-sensitive VL is emerging in this region and that urgent and effective vector control measures may be warranted to prevent the disease from becoming a major health problem and to ensure that resistance to sodium stibogluconate does not emerge. SN - 0035-9203 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/17382981/Sodium_stibogluconate_sensitive_visceral_leishmaniasis_in_the_non_endemic_hilly_region_of_Uttarakhand_India_ L2 - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0035-9203(07)00032-6 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -