WHO | LeishmaniasisVisceral leishmaniasis, also known as
kala azar, is characterized by high fever, substantial weight loss, swelling of the spleen and liver, and anaemia.
... Kala-azar Control, Uganda | CDC EIDFeb 8, 2007
... In this region, visceral leishmaniasis (
kala-
azar) is caused by Leishmania donovani and is endemic in remote parts of Somalia, Sudan,
... Kala-azar Control, UgandaIn Uganda,
kala-
azar is transmit- ted by the sandfly Phlebotomus marti-
... Kala -
azar in Uganda will not likely be controlled unless the epi-
...