Getty According to the findings, leishmaniasis — a skin disease the CDC says is "caused by infections with Leishmania parasites" — has now been detected in the tissue samples of patients who ...

The Wajir County government has launched an emergency response plan to contain a deadly outbreak of Kala-azar, a parasitic ...

Kala-azar is also known as visceral leishmaniasis. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) the disease is ...

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a severe infectious disease caused by a protozoan parasite: Leishmania donovani in East Africa and the Indian subcontinent and Leishmania infantum in Latin America ...

Leishmaniasis (Kala-azar) refers to the spectrum of infectious disease produced by species of the Leishmania parasite. The parasites spread by the bite of infected sand flies.

A deadly outbreak of Kala-azar, a parasitic disease caused by the Leishmania parasite, has hit Wajir County, leaving 18 dead and infecting more than 500 people in the last 3 months.

increasing susceptibility to Leishmania infection and impeding treatment effectiveness, leading to prolonged recovery times ...

Interestingly, most individuals infected with Leishmania spp. develop strong and long-lasting protection against subsequent disease following a single, primary exposure. However, sterile immunity ...