Publications
Below is a list of VL publications published in scientific journals by IDDO and our research partners. If you cannot find a publication, please view our list of publications for all research themes or email info@iddo.org.
The development of a global research agenda and individual participant data platform for visceral leishmaniasis: challenges and future opportunities
Singh-Phulgenda, S., Dahal, P., Maguire, B., Alvar, J., Alves, F., Chatterjee, M., Costa, C., Croft, S., Guerin, P., Mondal, D., Musa, A., Pandey, K., Ritmeijer, K., Romero, G., & Sundar, S. (2025). Parasites and Vectors, 18(1).
Design, Conduct, Analysis, and Reporting of Therapeutic Efficacy Studies in Visceral Leishmaniasis: A Systematic Review of Published Reports, 2000–2021
Dahal, P., Singh-Phulgenda, S., Naylor, C., Brack, M., Chatterjee, M., Alves, F., Guerin, P., & Stepniewska, K. (2024). American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 111(2), 365-376.
Blood transfusion in the care of patients with visceral leishmaniasis: a review of practices in therapeutic efficacy studies
Dahal, P., Singh-Phulgenda, S., Wilson, J., Cota, G., Ritmeijer, K., Musa, A., Alves, F., Stepniewska, K., & Guerin, P. (2024). Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 118(8), 481-490.
Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) drug efficacy study landscape: A systematic scoping review of clinical trials and observational studies to assess the feasibility of establishing an individual participant-level data (IPD) platform
Singh-Phulgenda, S., Kumar, R., Dahal, P., Munir, A., Rashan, S., Chhajed, R., Naylor, C., Maguire, B., Siddiqui, N., Harriss, E., Rahi, M., Alves, F., Sundar, S., Stepniewska, K., Musa, A., Guerin, P., & Pandey, K. (2024). PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 18(4).
Estimating the proportion of relapse following treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis: meta-analysis using Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) systematic review
Chhajed, R., Dahal, P., Singh-Phulgenda, S., Brack, M., Naylor, C., Sundar, S., Alves, F., Stepniewska, K., & Guerin, P. (2024). The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, 22, 100317.
Prognostic models predicting clinical outcomes in patients diagnosed with visceral leishmaniasis: a systematic review
Wilson, J., Chowdhury, F., Hassan, S., Harriss, E., Alves, F., Musa, A., Dahal, P., Stepniewska, K., & Guerin, P. (2024, January 1).
Prognostic models predicting clinical outcomes in patients diagnosed with visceral leishmaniasis: a systematic review
Wilson, J., Chowdhury, F., Hassan, S., Harriss, E., Alves, F., Musa, A., Dahal, P., Stepniewska, K., & Guerin, P. (2024, January 1).
Haematological dynamics following treatment of visceral leishmaniasis: a protocol for systematic review and individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis
Munir, A., Dahal, P., Kumar, R., Singh-Phulgenda, S., Siddiqui, N., Naylor, C., Wilson, J., Buck, G., Rahi, M., Alves, F., Malaviya, P., Sundar, S., Ritmeijer, K., Stepniewska, K., Pandey, K., Guérin, P., & Musa, A. (2023). BMJ Open, 13(12), e074841.
Host, parasite and drug determinants of clinical outcomes following treatment of visceral leishmaniasis: a protocol for individual participant data meta-analysis
Kumar, R., Dahal, P., Singh-Phulgenda, S., Siddiqui, N., Munir, A., Naylor, C., Wilson, J., Buck, G., Rahi, M., Malaviya, P., Alves, F., Sundar, S., Ritmeijer, K., Stepniewska, K., Guérin, P., & Pandey, K. (2023). BMJ Open, 13(10), e074679.
Prognostic prediction models for clinical outcomes in patients diagnosed with visceral leishmaniasis: protocol for a systematic review
Wilson, J., Chowdhury, F., Hassan, S., Harriss, E., Alves, F., Dahal, P., Stepniewska, K., & Guérin, P. (2023). BMJ Open, 13(10), e075597.
Blood transfusion in care of patients with Visceral Leishmaniasis: a review of practices in therapeutic efficacy studies
Dahal, P., Singh-Phulgenda, S., Wilson, J., Cota, G., Ritmeijer, K., Musa, A., Alves, F., Stepniewska, K., & Guerin, P. (2023). In medRxiv.
Understanding COVID-19 testing behaviour in England through a sociodemographic lens
Bajaj, S., Chen, S., Creswell, R., Naidoo, R., Tsui, J.-H., Kolade, O., Nicholson, G., Lehmann, B., Hay, J., Kraemer, M., Aguas, R., Donnelly, C., Fowler, T., Hopkins, S., Cantrell, L., Dahal, P., White, L., Stepniewska, K., Voysey, M., … Consortium, T.-O. (2023). In medRxiv.
Design, conduct, analysis, and reporting of therapeutic efficacy studies in Visceral Leishmaniasis: A systematic review of published reports, 2000-2021
Dahal, P., Singh-Phulgenda, S., Naylor, C., Brack, M., Chatterjee, M., Alves, F., Guerin, P., & Stepniewska, K. (2023). In medRxiv.
Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) drug efficacy study landscape: a systematic scoping review of clinical trials and observational studies to assess the feasibility of establishing an individual participant-level data (IPD) platform
Singh-Phulgenda, S., Kumar, R., Dahal, P., Munir, A., Rashan, S., Chhajed, R., Naylor, C., Maguire, B., Siddiqui, N., Harriss, E., Rahi, M., Alves, F., Sundar, S., Stepniewska, K., Musa, A., Guerin, P., & Pandey, K. (2023). In medRxiv.
Characterisation of populations at risk of sub-optimal dosing of artemisinin-based combination therapy in Africa
Takyi, A., Carrara, V., Dahal, P., Przybylska, M., Harriss, E., Insaidoo, G., Barnes, K., Guerin, P., & Stepniewska, K. (2023). In medRxiv.
Haemoglobin dynamics following treatment of visceral leishmaniasis: An individual patient data metaanalysis using the infectious diseases data observatory data platform
Dahal, P., Munir, A., Kumar, R., Singh-Phulgenda, S., Siddiqui, N., Buck, G., Naylor, C., Brack, M., Rahi, M., Malaviya, P., Wassuna, M., Chappuis, F., Ritmeijer, K., Costa, C., Romero, G., Syriopoulou, V., Alves, F., Stepniewska, K., Sundar, S., … Guerin, P. (2023). TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH, 28, 178-179.
Host, parasite and drug determinants of treatment outcomes in visceral leishmaniasis: An individual patient data meta-analysis using the infectious diseases data observatory data platform
Dahal, P., Kumar, R., Singh-Phulgenda, S., Munir, A., Siddiqui, N., Buck, G., Naylor, C., Brack, M., Rahi, M., Malaviya, P., Wassuna, M., Chappuis, F., Ritmeijer, K., Costa, C., Romero, G., Syriopoulou, V., Musa, A., Alves, F., Stepniewska, K., … Pandey, K. (2023). TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH, 28, 192-193.
Ophthalmological complications in visceral leishmaniasis and post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis: A systematic review of published literature
Singh-Phulgenda, S., Dahal, P., Kumar, R., Munir, A., Naylor, C., Rahi, M., Harriss, E., Siddiqui, N., Alves, F., Musa, A., Stepniewska, K., Sundar, S., Guerin, P., & Pandey, K. (2023). TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH, 28, 227-228.
A systematic review of prognostic prediction models describing clinical outcomes in patients diagnosed with visceral leishmaniasis
Wilson, J., Chowdhury, F., Hassan, S., Harriss, E., Alves, F., Dahal, P., Stepniewska, K., & Guerin, P. (2023). TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH, 28, 206-207.
Visceral Leishmaniasis in pregnancy and vertical transmission: A systematic literature review on the therapeutic orphans
Dahal, P., Singh-Phulgenda, S., Maguire, B., Harriss, E., Ritmeijer, K., Alves, F., Guerin, P., & Olliaro, P. (2021). Tropical Medicine and International Health, 26(S1), 56.
Visceral Leishmaniasis in pregnancy and vertical transmission: A systematic literature review on the therapeutic orphans
Dahal, P., Singh-Phulgenda, S., Maguire, B., Harriss, E., Ritmeijer, K., Alves, F., Guerin, P., & Olliaro, P. (2021). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(8), e0009650.