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The visceral leishmaniasis, or kala-azar outbreak in Kenya has been continuous since 2020. A total of 2037 visceral leishmaniasis (suspected and confirmed) cases have been reported...
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The National Centre for Vector Borne Diseases Control Programme (NVBDCP) of the Union Health Ministry reports 33 deaths due to visceral leishmaniasis (VL), or kala-azar...
By NewsDesk @bactiman63
Health officials in Tharaka Nithi County in central Kenya are reporting an outbreak of kala-azar, or visceral leishmaniasis (VL).
Over the last few months, 33 cases and 5...
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is endemic in some areas of Chad.
Sporadic cases of leishmaniasis have been reported...
By NewsDesk @bactiman63
According to a Daily Nation report, at least 19 cases of the parasitic disease visceral leishmaniasis, or kala-azar have been reported in Mandera in northeastern Kenya.
Mandera...
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A visceral leishmaniasis, or Kala-Azar outbreak in Kitui County, in eastern Kenya has resulted in 13 hospital admissions and four deaths in recent week. Of the 13 patients admitted...
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews
Disease outbreaks continue to plague Kenya and according to the Ministry of Health, outbreaks of cholera and measles continue in the country.
In addition, Kenya is...
The second most populous country in the world, accounting for nearly one-fifth of the global population, India, is also home to the world’s largest absolute burden of at least 11 major neglected tropical...
In the state of in the Northern region of Brazil, officials are reporting an outbreak of visceral leishmaniasis, or kala-azar in the city of Tocantinópolis.
According to a G1 report (computer translated),...
Since the beginning of the year, Kenya has reported 277 visceral leishmaniasis, or kala-azar cases, including seven deaths from two counties–Marsabit County in the mid-north of the country and Wajir...
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