The development of a global research agenda and individual participant data platform for visceral leishmaniasis: challenges and future opportunities
The development of a global VL research agenda has provided an inventory of priority research questions of public health importance. A shared IPD platform aligned with this agenda was developed to complement ongoing global efforts. In addition, such a platform can accelerate secondary evidence generation, support methodological innovation and inform future trial designs and policy. Sustained collaboration and investment are needed to maximise the scientific and public health value of data re-use in VL and PKDL.
Authors
- Philippe J. Guérin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6008-2963)
- Dinesh Mondal
- Krishna Murari Pandey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7885-0353)
- Brittany Maguire (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6333-0109)
- Jorge Alvar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2920-742X)
- Koert Ritmeijer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5924-872X)
- Mitali Chatterjee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5116-7298)
- Sauman Singh-Phulgenda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2892-3053)
- Prabin Dahal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2158-846X)
- Simon L. Croft (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3902-8006)
- Fabiana Alves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6213-5224)
- Ahmed Musa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0590-6170)
- Gustavo Adolfo Sierra Romero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1425-926X)
- Carlos Henrique Nery Costa
- Shyam Sundar
Institutions
- Real Academia Española (ES)
- Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (CH)
- Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- University of Khartoum (SD)
- Universidade de Brasília (BR)
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (BD)
- Angkor Hospital for Children (KH)
- Universidade Federal do Piauí (BR)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (IN)
- Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine (BR)
- Médecins Sans Frontières (NL)
- Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (GB)
- Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- Banaras Hindu University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2025-12-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-07121-2
- Primary Topic
- Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00