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Original Article

The Indian and Nepalese programmes of indoor residual spraying for the elimination of visceral leishmaniasis: performance and effectiveness

R Chowdhury National Institute of Preventive and Social MedicineMohakhali, Dhaka –1212, Bangladesh
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M M HudaWorld Health Organization Regional Office for South–east Asia, World Health House, IP Estate, Mahatma Ghandi Marg, New Delhi – 110 002, India
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V KumarInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Mohakhali, Dhaka – 1212Z, Bangladesh
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P DasRajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences Agam Kuan, Patna – 800 007, India
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A B Joshi Institute of MedicineTribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
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M R BanjaraSpecial Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, 20 Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
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S AkhterLiverpool School of Tropical Medicine Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, U.K
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A Kroeger Indian Institute of Chemical TechnologyUppal Road, Hyderabad –500 607, India
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B KrishnakumariNordic School of Public Health P.O. Box 12133, SE‐402 42 Göteborg, Sweden
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M PetzoldB. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan – 56701, Nepal
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D Mondal National Institute of Preventive and Social MedicineMohakhali, Dhaka –1212, Bangladesh
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M L DasWorld Health Organization Regional Office for South–east Asia, World Health House, IP Estate, Mahatma Ghandi Marg, New Delhi – 110 002, India
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Pages 31-35 | Received 13 Sep 2010, Accepted 23 Nov 2010, Published online: 22 Nov 2013

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