Visceral leishmaniasis: A case report.

Although leishmaniasis is widely prevalent in the eastern states of India namely Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, diagnosing the illness is still difficult. We present a case of a 20-year-old agricultural labourer with a history of recurrent fever, progressive weakness and abdominal discomfort associated with loss of appetite for six months followed by petechial hemorrhages over body.On examination there was hepato-splenomegaly.

Clinico-epidemiological profile of cases of fever with arthritis (Chikugunya) attending Urban Health Centre, Solapur.

This communication describes the findings of a hospital and community survey conducted in the UHC catchment area of solapur city to find out clinico-epidemiological profile of cases of chikungunya fever during mid 2006. A total of 208 cases who attended UHC and 962 community members were studied. 20-44 was the mostly affected age-group and Females outnumber male hospital attendees.

Disaster management knowledge attitude & practice of urban slum dwellers.

A KAP study was done in the area of Disaster Management in urban slums of Pune City. The Youth Organisations' members and the members of Mahila Mandals were the study subjects. It was found that there was marked improvement in the knowledge and attitudes of these subjects towards disasters.