Under the National Elimination Programme for Kala-azar, what is the elimination target set for India (cases per 10,000 population at district level)?

• A Less than 5 cases per 10,000
• B Less than 2 cases per 10,000
• C Zero cases (eradication)
• D Less than 1 case per 10,000 ✓

Explanation

India's goal under NVBDCP is to eliminate kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis) by achieving fewer than 1 case per 10,000 population at the sub-district (block/PHC) level. Key strategies include indoor residual spraying with DDT/synthetic pyrethroids, single-dose liposomal amphotericin B treatment, and active case detection. The target was originally set for 2015 and subsequently revised to 2023.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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