Table 4 Effect of case treatment alone or as an integrated control measure combining case treatment with sandfly control
Year | Control measure I | No. of VL cases in 45 villages* | Control measure II | No. of VL cases in 45 villages[15] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1952 | — | — | Treatment of clinical cases | 207 |
1953 | — | — | Treatment of clinical cases | 198 |
1954 | Treatment of clinical cases | 95 | Treatment of clinical cases | 103 |
1955 | Treatment of clinical cases | 84 | Treatment of clinical cases and spraying in patients’ homes | 104 |
1956 | Treatment of clinical cases | 77 | Treatment of clinical cases and spraying in patients’ home | 45 |
1957 | Treatment of clinical cases | 60 | Treatment of clinical cases and spraying in patients’ home | 29 |
1958 | Treatment of clinical cases and whole village spraying | 56 | Treatment of clinical cases and spraying in patients’ home | 8 |
1959 | Treatment of clinical cases | 5 | — | — |
1960 | Treatment of clinical cases | 1 | — | — |
1961 | — | 0 | — | — |