Kala-azar, a sandfly-borne neglected tropical disease, primarily affects the poorest populations in endemic regions of India. In 2023, India achieved the elimination threshold as a public health problem by reporting <1 case per 10 000 population at the block level across the country. Dumka, one of four kala-azar endemic districts in Jharkhand, was a significant focus of transmission and achieved the target 1 y before, in 2022, sustaining it through today. Strategic, data-driven innovative interventions addressed persistent sociocultural and socio-economic factors that were contributing to the persistence of transmission in Dumka.
BT - International Health DO - 10.1093/inthealth/ihaf083 LA - ENG M3 - Article N2 -Kala-azar, a sandfly-borne neglected tropical disease, primarily affects the poorest populations in endemic regions of India. In 2023, India achieved the elimination threshold as a public health problem by reporting <1 case per 10 000 population at the block level across the country. Dumka, one of four kala-azar endemic districts in Jharkhand, was a significant focus of transmission and achieved the target 1 y before, in 2022, sustaining it through today. Strategic, data-driven innovative interventions addressed persistent sociocultural and socio-economic factors that were contributing to the persistence of transmission in Dumka.
PB - Oxford University Press (OUP) PY - 2025 SP - 1 EP - 5 T2 - International Health TI - Integrating community efforts, innovative government interventions and data in the fight against kala-azar: lessons from Dumka, India UR - https://academic.oup.com/inthealth/advance-article-pdf/doi/10.1093/inthealth/ihaf083/64358569/ihaf083.pdf SN - 1876-3413, 1876-3405 ER -