Nine lives have so far been lost to kala-azar in Wajir county since its outbreak in September last year, county chief officer for medical services Ahmed Guhad has said. Speaking to the press at the ...

The local area chief urged him to rush his son to the hospital immediately, as the child was showing all the symptoms of kala-azar, scientifically known as visceral leishmaniasis, a potentially ...

Leishmaniasis, known as Kala-Azar in India, infects at least 12 million people worldwide, in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and parts of Africa. It usually affects the poor, and can be fatal if left ...

The Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) has said Kenyans suffering from Visceral Leishmaniasis (Kala-azar) will no longer go through the painful 17-day injection treatment after the ...

Black Fever Kala Azar: At least 65 cases of Black Fever or 'Kala Azar' have been reported in 11 districts across West Bengal in the past weeks. The highest number of Kala Azar cases have been ...

Following the recent outbreak, the hospital has received an overwhelming number of referrals, leading to a shortage of beds and testing kits. This has posed a significant challenge to effective ...