Visceral leishmaniasis follow-up and treatment outcomes in Tiaty East and West sub-counties, Kenya: Cure, relapse, and Post Kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis

Grace C. Kennedy; Katherine O’Brien; Hellen Nyakundi; Mwatela Kitondo; Wilson Biwott; Richard G. Wamai

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0306067

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Visceral leishmaniasis follow-up and treatment outcomes in Tiaty East and West sub-counties, Kenya: Cure, relapse, and Post Kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis

Grace C. Kennedy ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: kennedy.gr@northeastern.edu

Affiliations Department of Health Sciences, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States of America, African Center for Community Investment in Health, Chemolingot, Baringo County, Kenya

https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7857-5062

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Katherine O’Brien,

Roles Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Health Sciences, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States of America, African Center for Community Investment in Health, Chemolingot, Baringo County, Kenya
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Hellen Nyakundi,

Roles Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation African Center for Community Investment in Health, Chemolingot, Baringo County, Kenya
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Mwatela Kitondo,

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation African Center for Community Investment in Health, Chemolingot, Baringo County, Kenya
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Wilson Biwott,

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Chemolingot Sub-County Hospital, Chemolingot, Baringo County, Kenya
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Richard G. Wamai

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations African Center for Community Investment in Health, Chemolingot, Baringo County, Kenya, Department of Cultures, Societies and Global Studies, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States of America, Integrated Initiative for Global Health, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States of America, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Lagos, Nigeria
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Visceral leishmaniasis follow-up and treatment outcomes in Tiaty East and West sub-counties, Kenya: Cure, relapse, and Post Kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis

Grace C. Kennedy,
Katherine O’Brien,
Hellen Nyakundi,
Mwatela Kitondo,
Wilson Biwott,
Richard G. Wamai

Published: June 25, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0306067

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