Chronic Arsenic Exposure and Risk of Post Kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis Development in India: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Sushmita Das; Rakesh Mandal; Vidya Nand Rabidas; Neena Verma; Krishna Pandey; Ashok Kumar Ghosh; Sreekant Kesari; Ashish Kumar; Bidyut Purkait; Chandra Sekhar Lal; Pradeep Das

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0005060

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Chronic Arsenic Exposure and Risk of Post Kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis Development in India: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Sushmita Das ,

* E-mail: sushmita.de2008@gmail.com (SD); drpradeep.das@gmail.com (PD)

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India
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Rakesh Mandal,

Affiliation Department of Vector Biology, Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Indian Council of Medical Research (I.C.M.R.), Patna, Bihar, India
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Vidya Nand Rabidas,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Medicine, Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Indian Council of Medical Research (I.C.M.R.), Patna, Bihar, India
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Neena Verma,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Indian Council of Medical Research (I.C.M.R.), Patna, Bihar, India
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Krishna Pandey,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Medicine, Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Indian Council of Medical Research (I.C.M.R.), Patna, Bihar, India
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Ashok Kumar Ghosh,

Affiliation Department of Environment and Water Management, A.N. College, Patna, Bihar, India
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Sreekant Kesari,

Affiliation Department of Vector Biology, Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Indian Council of Medical Research (I.C.M.R.), Patna, Bihar, India
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Ashish Kumar,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Indian Council of Medical Research (I.C.M.R.), Patna, Bihar, India
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Bidyut Purkait,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Indian Council of Medical Research (I.C.M.R.), Patna, Bihar, India
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Chandra Sekhar Lal,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Medicine, Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Indian Council of Medical Research (I.C.M.R.), Patna, Bihar, India
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Pradeep Das

* E-mail: sushmita.de2008@gmail.com (SD); drpradeep.das@gmail.com (PD)

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Indian Council of Medical Research (I.C.M.R.), Patna, Bihar, India
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Chronic Arsenic Exposure and Risk of Post Kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis Development in India: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Sushmita Das,
Rakesh Mandal,
Vidya Nand Rabidas,
Neena Verma,
Krishna Pandey,
Ashok Kumar Ghosh,
Sreekant Kesari,
Ashish Kumar,
Bidyut Purkait,
Chandra Sekhar Lal

Published: October 24, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005060

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