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Climate Change and Environmental Influence on Prevalence of Visceral Leishmaniasis in West Pokot County, Kenya

Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2022
Kala-azar is a parasitic disease caused by Leishmania species transmitted by sand fly. In Kenya, kala-azar is endemic in thirty subcounties spread over in eleven counties in the arid zones.
Bulle Abdullahi, Joshua Mutiso, Fredrick Maloba, John Macharia, Mark Riongoita, Michael Gicheru   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quantifying the infectiousness of post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis towards sandflies [PDF]

, 2018
Background In the Indian subcontinent, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) incidence is on track to reach elimination goals by 2020 in nearly all endemic districts.
Alim, Abdul, Alvar, Jorge, Bern, Caryn, Bilbe, Graeme, Chapman, Lloyd, Chowdhury, Rajashree, Ghosh, Debashis, Ghosh, Prakash, Molina, Ricardo, Mondal, Dinesh, Nath, Rupen, Rashid, Masud   +11 more
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Infection Without Borders

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Volume 62, Issue 4, Page 650-651, April 2026.
Jessie T. Lu, Karen Cheung, Deshan F. Sebaratnam   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Potentiality of LPS in Ameliorating the Histopathological Responses in Visceral Leishmaniasis‐Infected Mice

Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Objective Visceral leishmaniasis is the second most fatal parasite illness worldwide, and it is the most severe type of leishmaniasis. LPS is a crucial chemical compound on the bacterial cell wall that the host recognizes and uses to launch an immune response to eliminate invasive infections.
Ghusoon A. A. Al-Maphregy, Hazima mossa Alabassi, Ashwaq Ahmed Hussein, Satabdi Datta Choudhury   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of an Intervention in Improving Knowledge and Practices about Kala-azar in a Tribal Population of Eastern India

Journal of Primary Care Specialties
Background: Kala-azar, or visceral leishmaniasis, caused by Leishmania donovani, remains a significant health concern in India and other endemic regions.
Pritama Paul, Surendra Reddy Kovvuru, Naushad Akhtar, Mukesh Kumar, Uttam Kumar Paul   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Natural history of a visceral leishmaniasis outbreak in highland Ethiopia [PDF]

, 2009
In May 2005, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) was recognized for the first time in Libo Kemken, Ethiopia, a highland region where only few cases had been reported before. We analyzed records of VL patients treated from May 25, 2005 to December 13, 2007 by the
Alvar, J, Aparicio, P, Argaw, D, Bashaye, S, Bern, C, Bernal, O, Flevaud, L, Herrero, M, Lima, M A, Mulugeta, A, Orfanos, G, Palma, P P, Parreño, F, Pedraza, J, Rubens, D   +14 more
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A neglected disease of humans: a new focus of visceral leishmaniasis in Bakool, Somalia. [PDF]

, 2008
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) was observed in children in Bakool region, Somalia, an area where VL has not been reported before. We describe the extent of the problem in this war- and famine-stricken area.
Boelaert, M, Dujardin, J C, Jacquet, D, Marlet, M V L, Quispe, K W, Wuillaume, F   +5 more
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A Killing Disease Epidemic Among Displaced Sudanese Population Identified as Visceral Leishmaniasis. [PDF]

, 1991
A fatal disease epidemic affected the Bentiu area in southern Sudan and led to a mass migration of the Nuer tribe searching for treatment. The initially available information revealed a high mortality rate due to a possible occurrence of tuberculosis ...
Chantal, B, de Beer, P, Deng, L, el Harith, A, Semiao-Santos, S J, van Grootheest, M   +5 more
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Diagnostic Challenges in Visceral Leishmaniasis in a 17‐Month‐Old Female: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 11, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Visceral leishmaniasis is an uncommon infectious disease. In this report, we present a case of VL in a 17‐month‐old child who presented with a fever and splenomegaly. After the patient failed to respond to several courses of antibiotics, a bone marrow aspirate confirmed the definitive diagnosis of VL, which was successfully treated with ...
Ahmed Sheikh Sobeh, Manal Soufan, Tasneem Sarakbi, Alaa Jaddouh, Feras Alharroush   +4 more
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Tissue Cytokine Responses in Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis [PDF]

, 2001
To elucidate the local tissue cytokine response of dogs infected with Leishmania chagasi, cytokine mRNA levels were measured in bone marrow aspirates from 27 naturally infected dogs from Brazil and were compared with those from 5 uninfected control ...
Courtenay, O., Day, M.J., Dye, C., Garcez, L.M., Kaye, P.M., Quinnell, R.J., Shaw, M.-A.   +6 more
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