Strong Association between Serological Status and Probability of Progression to Clinical Visceral Leishmaniasis in Prospective Cohort Studies in India and Nepal

Epco Hasker; Paritosh Malaviya; Kamlesh Gidwani; Albert Picado; Bart Ostyn; Sangeeta Kansal; Rudra Pratap Singh; Om Prakash Singh; Ankita Chourasia; Abhishek Kumar Singh; Ravi Shankar; Mary E. Wilson; Basudha Khanal; Suman Rijal; Marleen Boelaert; Shyam Sundar

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002657

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Strong Association between Serological Status and Probability of Progression to Clinical Visceral Leishmaniasis in Prospective Cohort Studies in India and Nepal

Epco Hasker ,

* E-mail: ehasker@itg.be

Affiliation Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
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Paritosh Malaviya,

Affiliation Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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Kamlesh Gidwani,

Affiliations Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, Department of Biotechnology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Albert Picado,

Affiliation Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB, Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona), Barcelona, Spain
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Bart Ostyn,

Affiliation Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
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Sangeeta Kansal,

Affiliation Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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Rudra Pratap Singh,

Affiliation Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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Om Prakash Singh,

Affiliation Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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Ankita Chourasia,

Affiliation Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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Abhishek Kumar Singh,

Affiliation Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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Ravi Shankar,

Affiliation Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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Mary E. Wilson,

Affiliation University of Iowa and the Veterans' Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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Basudha Khanal,

Affiliation B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
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Suman Rijal,

Affiliation B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
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Marleen Boelaert,

Affiliation Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
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Shyam Sundar

Affiliation Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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Strong Association between Serological Status and Probability of Progression to Clinical Visceral Leishmaniasis in Prospective Cohort Studies in India and Nepal

Epco Hasker,
Paritosh Malaviya,
Kamlesh Gidwani,
Albert Picado,
Bart Ostyn,
Sangeeta Kansal,
Rudra Pratap Singh,
Om Prakash Singh,
Ankita Chourasia,
Abhishek Kumar Singh

Published: January 23, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002657

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