“I saw other patients, both children and adults ... the paediatric ward became a grim scene as 15 children were admitted with kala-azar in 2022, the highest number recorded at the facility.

Visceral leishmaniasis, also known as kala-azar, was affecting many among the Mursi and other indigenous peoples in the area. "Patients come with a huge swelling of their spleen and liver ...

Chhapra: Altogether, 1,468 patients of kala-azar were identified and treated in Saran district in the past five years. Now, these patients are to be followed up before complete elimination of this ...

The death toll from the kala-azar outbreak in Wajir County has risen to 20, with two more deaths reported. The number of ...

The Wajir County government has launched an emergency response plan to contain a deadly outbreak of Kala-azar, a parasitic ...

Each kit costs Rs 1000. The kits are provided for six months to supplement the patient’s nutritional needs. Integrating ...

He further said Eldas health facility leads with the highest record of the kala-azar cases with more than 150 patients while Arbajan has more than 130. He said 84 per cent of the cases handled in ...

Some people from Bangladesh have also been showing Kala Azar symptoms. The state administration is expected to continue track other patients as well. As per the official, a few cases have been ...

A deadly outbreak of Kala-azar, a parasitic disease caused by the Leishmania parasite, has hit Wajir County, leaving 18 dead and infecting more than 500 people in the last 3 months.

The disease has put the government on high alert and is the second mysterious disease to hit the nation since the start of ...

County chief officer for medical services Ahmed Guhad said Eldas health facility leads with the highest record of the kala-azar cases with more than 150 patients. Guhad said the devolved unit had ...