
Leishmaniasis - World Health Organization (WHO)
2023年1月12日 · Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is usually a sequel of visceral leishmaniasis that appears as macular, papular or nodular rash usually on face, upper arms and trunk. It occurs in east Africa (mainly in Sudan) and on the Indian subcontinent, where 5–10% of patients with kala-azar are reported to develop the condition.
Leishmaniasis - India
2021年12月28日 · Leishmaniasis is caused by the protozoan Leishmania parasites which are transmitted by the bite of infected female phlebotomine sandflies. There are 3 main forms of leishmaniases – visceral (also known as kala-azar, which is and the most serious form of the disease), cutaneous (the most common), and mucocutaneous.
Leishmaniasis - World Health Organization (WHO)
2025年1月22日 · Leishmaniasis is caused by the protozoan Leishmania parasites which are transmitted by the bite of infected female phlebotomine sandflies. There are 3 main forms of leishmaniases – visceral (also known as kala-azar, which is and the most serious form of the disease), cutaneous (the most common), and mucocutaneous.
Leishmaniasis - World Health Organization (WHO)
Leishmaniasis cutánea poskala-azar La leishmaniasis cutánea poskala-azar suele ser una secuela de la leishmaniasis visceral, caracterizada por una erupción macular, papular o nodular localizada habitualmente en la cara, los brazos y el tronco.
Principaux repères sur la leishmaniose
Leishmaniose dermique post-kala-azar (LDPKA) La leishmaniose dermique post-kala-azar (LDPKA) est en général une séquelle de la leishmaniose viscérale qui se manifeste par une éruption maculaire, papuleuse ou nodulaire, habituellement localisée sur le visage, le haut des bras et le tronc.
Bangladesh achieves historic milestone by eliminating kala-azar as …
2023年10月31日 · In a monumental achievement, Bangladesh has become the first country in the world to be officially validated for having eliminated visceral leishmaniasis, commonly known as kala-azar, as a public health problem.
Visceral leishmaniasis elimination: India gears-up to overcome last ...
2021年7月29日 · India is redoubling efforts to resolve remaining challenges in the elimination of visceral leishmaniasis, also known as kala-azar, as a public health problem.1 After years of steady progress, several measures and cross-sectoral interventions are being envisaged, with 4 centres of excellence to become operational in disease endemic areas, in order to provide …
Kala-Azar elimination programme
2015年7月14日 · Bangladesh, India and Nepal have the largest burden of the disease in the Region, with recent, sporadic cases being reported from Bhutan and Thailand as well. These five countries renewed their commitment to eliminating kala-azar from the Region at a side event held during the thirty-second meeting of Ministers of Health of WHO’s South-East Asia Region …
Elimination of kala-azar as a public health problem in South-East …
2025年1月22日 · This template dossier complements and should be used after fulfilling the criteria and preconditions specified in the Process of validation of elimination of kala-azar as a public health problem in South-East Asia. The national kala-azar programme should be in the consolidation phase of elimination; that is, the annual incidence of kala-azar in the …
Kala-azar in India – progress and challenges towards its …
2021年7月2日 · Visceral leishmaniasis is commonly known as kala-azar (KA), a word coined in the late nineteenth century in India, which literally means “black disease”, referring to the greyish or blackish discolouration of the skin during infection, from the Hindi word for black (kala) and the Persian word for disease (azar). The disease is caused by the parasite L. donovani and it …