Picado A, Das ML, Kumar V, Kesari S, Dinesh DS, Roy L, Rijal S, Das P, Rowland M, Sundar S, Coosemans M, Boelaert M and Davies CR. Effect of village-wide use of long-lasting insecticidal nets on visceral Leishmaniasis vectors in India and Nepal: a cluster randomized trial. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2010; 4(1): e587.

Bhunia GS, Kesari S, Jeyaram A, Kumar V and Das P. Influence of topography on the endemicity of Kala-azar: a study based on remote sensing and geographical information system. Geospat Health, 2010; 4(2): 155-165.

Bhunia GS, Kumar V, Kumar AJ, Das P and Kesari S. The use of remote sensing in the identification of the eco–environmental factors associated with the risk of human visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) on the Gangetic plain, in north–eastern India. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology, 2010; 104(1): 35–53.

Kesari S, Bhunia GS, Kumar V, Jeyaram A, Ranjan A and Das P. Study of house-level risk factors associated in the transmission of Indian Kala-azar. Parasit Vectors, 2010; 12: 3: 94.

Topno RK, Das VN, Ranjan A, Pandey K, Singh D, Kumar N, Siddiqui NA, Singh VP, Kesari S, Kumar N, Bimal S, Kumar AJ, Meena C, Kumar R and Das P. Asymptomatic infection with visceral leishmaniasis in a disease-endemic area in bihar, India. Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2010; 83(3): 502-506.

Kumar V, Kesari S, Kumar AJ, Dinesh DS, Ranjan A, Prasad M, Sinha NK, Kumar R and Das P. Vector density and the control of kala-azar in Bihar, India. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz, 2009; 104(7): 1019-1022.

Kumar V, Kesari S, Dinesh DS, Tiwari AK, Kumar AJ, Kumar R, Singh VP and Das P. A report on the indoor residual spraying (IRS) in the control of Phlebotomus argentipes, the vector of visceral leishmaniasis in Bihar (India): an initiative towards total elimination targeting 2015 (Series-1). J Vector Borne Dis, 2009; 46(3): 225-229.

Picado A, Kumar V, Das M, Burniston I, Roy L, Suman R, Diensh D, Coosemans M, Sundar S, Kesari S, Boelaert M, Davies C and Cameron M. Effect of untreated bed nets on blood-fed Phlebotomus argentipes in kala-azar endemic foci in Nepal and India. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, 2009; 104(8): 1183-1186.

Dinesh DS, Singh A, Kumar V, Kesari S, Kumar AJ, Kishore K, Roy SP, Bhattacharya SK and Das P. Emergence periodicity of Phlebotomus argentipes annandale and brunette (Diptera: psychodidae): A laboratory study. J Parasitic Dis, 2009; 33(1&2): 23-27.

Kesari S, Kumar V, Palit A, Kishore K, Das VNR, Das P, and Bhattacharya SK. Localilized Foci of kala-azar in a Village of Chandi PHC (Nalanda District ), Journal of Communucable Diseases, 2009; 41(3) 211-214.

Dinesh DS, Kumar V, Kesari S, Kumar AJ and Das P. Is Phlebotomus argentipesAnnandale and Brunetti (Diptera: Psychodidae) autogenous?. J Vector Borne Dis, 2008; 45(2): 174-175.

Kishore K, Kumar V, Kesari S, Dinesh DS, Kumar AJ, Das P and Bhattacharya SK. Vector control in leishmaniasis. Indian J Med Res, 2006; 123(3): 467-472.

Kumar V, Bimal S, Kesari S, Kumar AJ, Bagchi AK, Akbar MA, Kishore K, Bhattacharya SK and Das P. Evaluation of a dot-imunoblot assay for detecting leishmanial antigen in naturally infected Phlebotomus argentipes (Diptera: sychodidae). Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 2005; 99(4): 371-376.

Kishore K, Kumar V, Kesari S, Bhattacharya SK and Das P. Susceptibility of Phlebotomus argentipes against DDT in endemic districts of North Bihar, India. The Journal of Communicable Diseases, 2004; 36(1): 41-44.

Kishore K, Palit A, Kumar V, Kesari S, Kumar SS, Kar SK. An entomological study of Indian kala-azar with reference to the factors influencing the transmission in endemic villages of Bihar. Journal of Parasitic Disease, 2002; 24(2): 171-174.

Kishore K, Kumar V, Lal CS, Kesari SK, Das P and Bhattacharya SK. Estimation of efficacy of malathion (SRES) against phlebotomus argentipes the vector of Indian kala-azar, with the help of bioassay and HPLC analysis. Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 2002; 20: 13.

Kesari S, Kishore K, Palit A, Kumar V, Roy MS, Sivakumar S and Kar SK.   An entomological field evaluation of larval biology of sandfly in Kala-azar endemic focus of Bihar--exploration of larval control tool. Journal of Communicable Diseases, 2000; 32(4): 284-288.

Palit A, Kesari S, Kishore K, Kumar V, Dinesh DS, Ranjan A, Verma RB and Kar SK. Life budget analysis of phlebotomus papatasiscopoli (Diptera: psychodisae)a suspected vector of kala-azar in India. Journal of Parasitic Disease, 2000; 24: 87-88.

Palit A, Kishore K, Kesari S, Kumar V, Ranjan A, Lal CS and Kar SK.  Studies on host preference of two species of Phlebotomus flies, Phlebotomus argentipes and Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera :Psychodidae) in Bihar, India. Journal of Parasitic Diseases, 1999; 23(1): 117.

Kumar V, Kesari SK, Sinha NK, Palit A, Ranjan A, Kishore K, Saran R and Kar SK. Field trial of an ecological approach for the control of Phlebotomus argentipes using mud & lime plaster. Indian Journal of Medical Research, 1995; 101: 154-156.

Palit A, Kesari S, Ranjan A and Kishore K.  Mating aggregation of Phlebotomus argentipes in animal host in India. Indian Journal of Parasitology, 1993; 17(1): 11-13.

Kesari S, Palit A and Kishore K. Study of breeding habitats of sandflies--preliminary approach. Journal of Communicable Diseases, 1992; 24(1): 62-63.

Kesari S, Palit A, and Kishore K. Population fluctuations in sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in relation to various ecological conditions in endemic area of Patna District (Bihar). MENDAL, 1990; 7(3&4): 409-410.

Palit A, Kesari S and Sen AB. Vectorial competence of Phlebotomus sandflies to Indian starin of leishmania donovani - an experimental study. MENDAL, 1988; 5 (3&4): 183-186.

Palit A, Kesari S and Sen AB. Oviposition behaviour of Phlebotomus argentipes (Diptera : Psychodidae) in different photo-periods. MENDAL, 1988; 5(1&2): 29-33.