{"product_id":"kala-azar-emerging-perspectives-and-prospects-in-south-asia","title":"Kala Azar: Emerging Perspectives and Prospects in South Asia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: Harshad P. Thakur\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: ‎ Mittal Publications\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublication date: ‎ 30 December 1899\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: ‎ English\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrint length: ‎ 380 pages\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN-10: ‎ 818324355X\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN-13: ‎ 978-8183243551\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eItem Weight: ‎ 650  g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eKala Azar: Emerging Perspectives and Prospects in South Asia\u003c\/b\u003e, authored by the distinguished public health physician and epidemiologist \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"135\"\u003eProf. Harshad P. Thakur\u003c\/b\u003e, is an authoritative clinical and epidemiological study on Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL). Published by \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"260\"\u003eKanishka Publishers\u003c\/b\u003e, this academic monograph serves as a vital benchmark reference for medical entomologists, infectious disease specialists, international health policymakers, and public health administrators across the Indian subcontinent. The core philosophy of this text centers on \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"546\"\u003estructural eco-epidemiology and targeted elimination strategies\u003c\/b\u003e—demonstrating that the eradication of Kala-azar requires a comprehensive approach linking clinical drug protocols with regional socioeconomic development, vector control, and cross-border surveillance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eProf. Harshad P. Thakur is an elite Indian public health scientist, medical educator, and former Professor at the Centre for Public Health, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai. With decades of field-based research and institutional leadership, his work focuses extensively on health management, the economics of infectious diseases, and the evaluation of national disease control programs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eProf. Thakur’s authorial and critical style is highly empirical, institutional, and policy-driven. Writing with the analytical precision of a social epidemiologist, he connects micro-level parasitological data directly with macro-level socioeconomic vulnerabilities like poverty, mud-housing conditions, and systemic gaps in rural primary healthcare infrastructure. His prose flows through continuous, well-structured paragraphs rather than fragmented summaries, using smooth analytical transitions to guide readers from laboratory diagnostics to grassroots field operations. By balancing rigorous clinical medicine with practical public health management, his work remains an essential resource for global health bodies, university medical libraries, and administrative boards working toward tropical disease elimination.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mittal Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52049447026986,"sku":"VASY-818324355X","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/1218\/4618\/files\/618INgWpGWL._SL1400.jpg?v=1783398800","url":"https:\/\/crazyshelf.com\/products\/kala-azar-emerging-perspectives-and-prospects-in-south-asia","provider":"Crazyshelf.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}