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Control of chronic infectious diseases in low resource settings
Hasker, E.C.
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2010
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Hasker, E. C. (2010). Control of chronic infectious diseases in low resource settings.
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Table of Contents:
Chapter 1. General Introduction... 5
Background... 5
Tuberculosis in Uzbekistan... 7
Visceral Leishmaniasis in India... 11
Human African Trypanosomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ... 14
Chapter 2. Health care seeking behaviour for TB symptoms in two provinces of Uzbekistan... 23
An abbreviated version was published in Tropical Doctor 2008; 38: 107-109 Chapter 3. Drug prescribing practices for tuberculosis in Uzbekistan ... 33
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2009; 13(11):1405-1410. Chapter 4. Default from tuberculosis treatment in Tashkent, Uzbekistan; Who are these defaulters and why do they default?... 43
BMC Infect Dis 2008; 8:97 Chapter 5. Why do tuberculosis patients default in Tashkent City, Uzbekistan?: A qualitative study... 55
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2010; 14(9):1132-1139. Chapter 6. Management of visceral leishmaniasis in rural primary health care services in Bihar, India... 69
Trop Med Int Health, volume 15 suppl. 2 pp 55–62 july 2010 Chapter 7. Risk factors for Visceral Leishmaniasis in India; Further evidence on the role of domestic animals. ... 81
Trop Med Int Health, volume 15 suppl. 2 pp 29–35 july 2010 Chapter 8. A new format of the CATT test for the detection of Human African Trypanosomiasis, designed for use in peripheral health facilities... 93
Trop Med Int Health 2010; 15(2):263-267 Chapter 9. Diagnostic accuracy and feasibility of serological tests on filter paper samples for outbreak detection of T.b.gambiense Human African Trypanosomiasis. ... 103
Am J Trop Med Hyg, Aug 2010; 83: 374 - 379 Chapter 10. General discussion ... 117
Tuberculosis in Uzbekistan:... 117
Visceral leishmaniasis in India:... 120
Human African Trypanosomiasis in the DRC: ... 124
Overall conclusion: ... 127
Summary ... 133
