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Siddiqui NA, Kumar N, Ranjan A, Pandey K, Das VNR, Verma RB and Das P. Awareness about Kala-azar disease and related preventive attitudes and practices in a highly endemic rural area of India.  Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health, 2010; 41(1): 1-12.

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Singh VP, Ranjan A, Topno RK, Verma RB, Siddique NA, Ravidas VN, Kumar N, Pandey K and Das P. Estimation of under reporting of Visceral Leishmaniasis cases in Bihar, India. American Journal of Tropical Medicine Hygiene. 2010; 82(1): 9-11.

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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.

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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.

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Das VN, Siddiqui NA, Pandey K, Singh VP, Topno RK, Singh D, Verma RB, Ranjan A, Sinha PK and Das P. A controlled, randomized nonblinded clinical trial to assess the effi cacy of  mphotericin B deoxycholate as compared to pentamidine for the treatment of antimony unresponsive visceral leishmaniasis cases in Bihar, India. Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2009; 5: 117–124.

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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.

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Bimal S, Singh SK, Sinha S, Pandey K, Sinha PK, Ranjan A, Bhattacharya SK and Das P. Leishmania donovani: Role of CD2 on CD4+ T – cell function in Visceral leishmaniasis. Exp. Parasitol, 2008; 118(2): 238-246.

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Sinha PK, Bimal S, Pandey K, Singh SK, Ranjan A, Kumar N, Lal CS, Barman SB, Verma RB, Jeyakumar A, Das P, Bhattacharya M, Sur D and Bhattacharya SK. A community-based, comparative evaluation of direct agglutination and rK39 strip tests in the early detection of subclinical Leishmania donovani infection. Ann. Trop. Med. & Parasitol, (2008); 102(2): 119-125.

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Topno RK, Pandey K, Das VN, Kumar N, Bimal S, Verma RB, Siddiqui NA, Singh D, Kumar R, Kumar P, Ranjan A, Das P and Sinha PK. Visceral Leishmaniasis in pregnancy – role of Amphotericin B. Ann. Trop. Med. & Parasitol, 2008; 102(3): 267-270.

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Bhattacharya SK, Sinha PK, Sundar S, Thakur CP, Jha TK, Pandey K, Das VR, Kumar N, Lal C, Verma N, Singh VP, Ranjan A, Verma RB, Anders G, Sindermann H and Ganguly NK. Phase IV Trial of Miltefosine in the Treatment of Indian Visceral Leishmaniasis. J Infect Dis. 2007; 196(4): 591-598.

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Sinha PK, Ranjan A, Singh VP, Das VNR, Pandey K, Kumar N, Verma N, Lal CS, Sur D, Manna B and Bhattacharya SK. Visceral Leishmaniasis (Kala-azar)-the Bihar (India) perspective. J Infect. 2006; 53(1): 60-64.

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Das VN, Ranjan A, Bimal S, Siddique NA, Pandey K, Kumar N, Verma N, Singh VP, Sinha PK and Bhattacharya SK. Magnitude of unresponsiveness to sodium stibogluconate in the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis in Bihar. Natl Med J India, 2005; 18(3): 131-133.

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Bimal S, Das VN, Sinha PK, Gupta AK, Verma N, Ranjan A, Singh SK, Sen A, Bhattacharya SK and Das P. Usefulness of the direct agglutination test in the early detection of subclinical L.  donovani infection: a community-based study. Ann. Trop. Med. & Parasitol, 2005; 99: 743-749.

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Ranjan A, Sur D, Singh VP, Siddique NA, Manna B, Lal CS, Sinha PK, Kishore K and Bhattacharya SK. Risk factors for Indian Kala–Azar. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2005; 73(1): 74-78.

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Lal CS, Kumar V, Ranjan A, Das VN, Kumar N, Kishore K and Bhattacharya SK. Evaluation of Cholinesterase level in an endemic population exposed to Malathion Suspension Formulation as a vector control measure. Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2004; 99(2): 219-221.

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 Thakur CP, Narayan S and Ranjan A. Epidemiological, Clinical& pharmacologocal study of antimony resistant visceral leishmaniasis in Bihar,India. Indian Journal of Medical Research, 2004; 120: 166-172.

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Bimal S, Das VNR, Sinha PK, Gupta AK, Verma N, Ranjan A, Singh SK, Bhattacharya SK and Pas P. Relevance of direct agglutination test for detection of sub-clinical infection among contacts of kala-azar and non- kala-azar households. J Immunol Immunopathol. 2004; 6(S-1): 85.      

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Sinha PK, Rabidas VN, Pandey K, Verma N, Gupta AK, Ranjan A, Das P and Bhattacharya SK. Visceral Leishmaniasis and HIV Coinfection in Bihar, India. Letter to Editor, J Acquire Immune Defic Syndr. 2003; 32(1): 115-116.

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Thakur CP, Narayan S and Ranjan A. Kala-Azar (visceral leishmaniasis) and HIV coinfection in Bihar, India: is this combination increasing?. J Acqir Immune Defic Syndrome, 2003; 32(5): 572-573.

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Sinha PK, Ranjan A, Siddique NA, Anil CK, Priya A, Das P and Bhattacharya SK. Usefulness of voluntary counseling and testing center for HIV/AIDS: Bihar as an example. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2003; 33(3): 407-408.

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Das VN, Ranjan A, Sinha AN, Verma N, Lal CS, Gupta AK, Siddiqui NA and Kar SK. A randomized clinical trial of low dosage combination of pentamidine and allopurinol in the treatment of antimony unresponsive cases of visceral leishmaniasis. Journal of Association of Physician of India, 2001; 49: 609-613.

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Bimal S, Bagchi AK, Das V, Sinha PK, Lal CS, Ranjan A, Gupta AK and Kar SK. Effect of immunization with lipid associated polysaccharide antigen and anti CD-2 antibodies on class II MHC expression and cellular immune response in BALB/C mice infected with leishmania donovani. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 2001; 39: 878-882.

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Dinesh DS, Ranjan A, Palit A, Kishore Kand Kar SK. Seasonal and nocturnal landing/biting behaviour of Phlebotomus argentipes (Diptera:Psychodidae). Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology, 2001; 95(2): 197-202.

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Sharma MC, Bimal S, Ranjan A, Das VN, Gupta AK, Kumar N and Kar SK. Relevance of direct agglutination test in sero-epidemiological survey of kala-azar in epidemic foci of Bihar. Journal of Communicable Diseases. 2000; 32(2): 117-122.

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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.

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Ranjan A, Kumar N, Das VNR, Palit A, Kishore K, Bimal S, Siddique NA, Singh VP and Kar SK. Epidemiological Parameters in Epidemic and Endemic areas of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Bihar, India. Journal of Parasitic Diseases, 2000: 24(2): 223-225.

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Lal CS, Ranjan A and Kar SK. Effect of extraneous uric acidon the growth of promastigotes of L.donovani in -vitro. Journal of Parasitic Diseases, 1999; 23(1): 55

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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.

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Lal S, Ranjan A, Nandkumar, Kar SK and Prabhakar R. ABO blood group distribution in kala-azar in Bihar, India. J Assoc Physicians India. 1995; 43(4): 300.

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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.

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Dinesh DS, Dhiman RC, Ranjan A, Prasad SK, Kishore K and Kar SK. The cross-sectional epidemiological studies on Kala-azar around PatnaCity in Bihar. Indian Journal of Parasitology, 1994; 18: 143-147.

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Verma N, Prasad SK, Sinha AN, Ranjan A and Kar SK. Study of the hematocrit and types of anemia in Kala-azar. Indian Journal of Parasitology, 1994; 18: 153-158.

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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.