Introduction As of 2021, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) elimination program has met with
success in reducing the rate of VL to target levels in many locales, but there is persistence of …

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a severe and often fatal form of leishmaniasis caused by
Leishmania donovani in the Indian sub-continent. Post Kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis …

Leishmaniasis on the Indian subcontinent is thought to have an anthroponotic transmission
cycle. There is no direct evidence that a mammalian host other than humans can be infected …

Background Co-endemicity of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) necessitates that these
diseases should be considered concomitantly to understand the relationship between …

Leishmaniasis is a neglected disease with a global spread that affects both domestic and
wild animals in addition to people. Leishmania donovani is the suspected anthroponotic …

In Nepal, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has been targeted for elimination as a public health
problem by 2026. Recently, increasing numbers of VL cases have been reported from …

Background Focused efforts of the visceral leishmaniasis elimination program have led to a
drastic decline in cases, and the present challenge is disease monitoring, which this study …

Background A whole blood/serum by rK39immunochromatographic test are the most widely
used biological samples for diagnosis/screening of visceral leishmaniasis (VL). However …

As leishmanioses são doenças tropicais negligenciadas causadas por parasitas
protozoários do género Leishmania. Embora as estratégias e esforços de controle tenham …

Background▪ Kala-azar is characterized by prolonged fever, weight loss, weakness,
anaemia and hepatosplenomegaly. If untreated, the patient usually dies in about two years …