Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), also known as kala-azar (Hindi: kālā āzār, "black sickness") or "black fever", is the most severe form of leishmaniasis and...
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an outbreak of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis was reported from Madrid, Spain, between 2010 and 2012. Leishmaniasis is mostly a disease of the developing...
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Canine leishmaniasis (LEESH-ma-NIGH-ah-sis) is a zoonotic disease (see human leishmaniasis) caused by Leishmania parasites transmitted by the bite of...
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Kala azar in India (redirect from Visceral leishmaniasis in India)
Kala azar (Visceral leishmaniasis) in India refers to the special circumstances of the disease kala azar as it exists in India. Kala azar is a major health...
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Miltefosine (section Leishmaniasis)
leishmaniasis and free-living amoeba infections such as Naegleria fowleri and Balamuthia mandrillaris. This includes the three forms of leishmaniasis:...
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disease leishmaniasis. It is a human blood parasite responsible for visceral leishmaniasis or kala-azar, the most severe form of leishmaniasis. It infects...
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Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is a complication of visceral leishmaniasis (VL); it is characterised by a macular, maculopapular, and nodular...
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February 2012, IDRI launched the world's first clinical trial of the visceral leishmaniasis vaccine. The vaccine is a recombinant form of two fused Leishmania...
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feed into the social stigmatization of leishmaniasis today. In India, both cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis are caused by Leishmania donovani. The...
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Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (category Leishmaniasis)
against visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in East Africa available since 2010. It is the result of a six-year partnership between DNDi, the Leishmaniasis East...
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