Black fever reported in Kollam
KOLLAM: An endemic case of black fever or kala-azar (lieishmaniasis) has been from Kulathupuzha in Kollam district. The victim, a 38-year-old man from a tribal colony at 50-acres in Villumala, a forest
Kala Azar
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Outbreak of kala-azar in Pabna
The outbreak of kala-azar is taking an epidemic form as a good number of people have been attacked by the deadly disease in Chatmohor upazila of the district. Lack of awareness and indifference of the
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Health min misses target, vows to wipe out kala-azar by 2015
New Delhi: India has missed the National Health Policy target to eliminate kala-azar
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Kala-azar combination drugs effective, safer, says study
Compared to the standard treatment of visceral leishmaniasis, commonly known as Kala-azar, combination treatments are
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Kala-azar stalks Godda
A spurt in the number of kala-azar cases in tribal-dominated Boyarizore and Sundar Paharia blocks in the district has prompted the Godda health department to push the panic button.
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Elimination of neglected tropical diseases in the South-East Asia Region of the World Health Organization
The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), which affect the very poor, pose a major public health problem in the South-East Asia Region of the World Health Organization (WHO). Although more than a dozen NTDs affect the region, over the past five years four of them in particular
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Malaria grips Dumka
Malaria is spreading its tentacles from Sahebganj
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DDT usage restricted to 2 diseases
The Centre on Friday informed Parliament that the use of the DDT other than in eradication of diseases like malaria and kala azar, is completely banned in the country.
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Bad news They have sex
View image New facts discovered about the kala azar parasite kala azar (leishmaniasis) is difficult to treat. Inaccurate diagnosis saw this disease take its toll on 33,000 Indians in 2008. An occurrence more of the poverty-stricken countries, very little research exists on Leishmania
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Kala azar incidence highest in India: expert
The incidence of kala azar, an infectious disease, in India is among the highest in the world and 2.5 million cases of kala azar are detected globally every year, said Professor V P Sharma, former director of Malaria Research Centre in Delhi and Additional Director General, ICMR, at National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) in Mohali on Thursday.
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Govt concerned as kala azar spreads to 45 districts
The government is concerned over the outbreak of the sometimes deadly disease