Thai health authorities have issued a warning following two deaths from leishmaniasis this year, urging the public to take precautions against bites from sandflies, the disease’s primary vector.

These diseases, including visceral leishmaniasis (VL), lymphatic filariasis ... integrating the treatment/management of lymphoedema and elephantiasis within the existing health system is vital ...

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The number of people requiring interventions has fallen from 21.8 million in 2010 to 8.7 million in 2022, and elephantiasis and onchocerciasis ... Mycetoma, visceral leishmaniasis and schistosomiasis ...

The study involved four projects (16/21171-6, 20/01948-1, 19/22175-3 and 22/06176-2), and an article reporting the findings is published in the journal PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.The ...

As per media reports, Leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease caused by various Leishmania species, is on the rise in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), posing significant challenges in diagnosis and treatment.

Leishmaniasis is an infection from Leishmania parasites. It is transmitted through the bite of sand flies that have the parasite. An infection can be cutaneous, mucosal, or visceral. There are 1.5 ...

commonly known as elephantiasis, dengue and visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or kala azar. As the summer sets in, so does the threat of transmission of these diseases with the heat creating fertile ...

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is also leading to more mosquitoes and sandflies and therefore a spike in diseases such as lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis, dengue and visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or kala azar.