{"product_id":"9783319436111","title":"Kala Azar in South Asia: Current Status and Sustainable Challenges","description":"\u003ch1\u003eKala Azar in South Asia: Current Status and Sustainable Challenges\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eNoiri, E.; Jha, T.K.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVisceral leishmaniasis (VL), (also known as black fever or Kala-azar) is a life-threatening disease first reported from the Indian subcontinent. VL ranks as the world’s second largest parasitic disease killer and is a neglected tropical disease. Most of those infected by this life-threatening disease are uneducated daily wagers working to support their families, and vectors easily disseminate the disease to their neighbors. Owing to recent involvement of stakeholders, the number of patients is decreasing, but eradication remains a distant goal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis second edition presents latest reports of visceral \u003ci\u003eLeishmaniasis\u003c\/i\u003e by specialists working at the forefront of the endemic areas in Indian subcontinent. It also introduces vaccine development and inhibitors to Trypanosomatidae; some of them describing feasibility studies in visceral \u003ci\u003eLeishmaniasis\u003c\/i\u003e for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecent progress of the Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS) is also reviewed and the contents share this collaborative research from the forefront of endemic sites in Bangladesh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWidely covering basic, clinical, epidemiological and entomological aspects, this volume will be of great interest to dedicated researchers interested in\u003ci\u003eLeishmaniasis\u003c\/i\u003e and to experts of NTDs in global health.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere is a tide in the affairs of men. Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of disease control is bound in shallows and in miseries.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e~modified from Shakespeare ~\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2017-01-19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319436111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-47101-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 309\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44720533045388,"sku":"9783319436111","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319436111.jpg?v=1779585036","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783319436111","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}