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Kala-azar or visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a parasitic disease caused by the trypanosomatid parasite Leishmania donovani on the Indian subcontinent, where it is transmitted by the sandfly Phlebotomus argentipes. Leishmaniasis is found in about 88 countries, where 350 million people are believed to be at risk. About 500,000 cases of VL occur annually, mostly affecting countries in the tropics and...
The transmission of Leishmania donovani in humans is carried out via the bite of the infected female sandfly of the genus Phlebotomus. Flagellated promastigotes enter the skin, are engulfed by resident macrophages, and develop into amastigotes known as Leishman-Donovan bodies. These amastigotes are ingested by the sandfly along with a blood meal; they develop into promastigote form in the midgut of...
In South Asia, the diagnosis of kala-azar is based on a history of fever and a positive serological test for the presence of antibody against a 39 kDa recombinant antigen, the rK39 dipstick test. The clinical symptoms are characterized by prolonged and irregular fever often associated with chills and rigor, splenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, hepatomegaly, pancytopenia, progressive anemia, and weight loss...
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