NTDs, a group of 21 debilitating infectious diseases, affect over 1 billion people globally, causing significant morbidity, ...

The management of Leishmania donova ni (LD), responsible for fatal visceral leishmaniasis (VL), faces increasing challenges due to rising drug-unresponsiveness, leading to increasing treatment ...

It marks her left cheek and is spreading towards her nose – a painful hallmark of the skin infection cutaneous leishmaniasis, spread by the sandfly. The face lesion appeared around 46 days ago.

But now, thanks to a combination of non-profit researchers and African public-health workers, there are signs of progress ...

India is on track to be declared free of Kala Azar by 2024, achieving elimination targets set by WHO after decades of efforts against the deadly disease.

India illuminated the India Gate in vibrant colors on World NTDs Day to raise awareness about Neglected Tropical Diseases. This effort highlights the country's progress against these diseases with a ...

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3. Visceral leishmaniasis Visceral leishmaniasis is also called kala azar ('black fever' in Hindi), and is most commonly found in Brazil, across East Africa, and in India. We've been treating visceral ...

Health officials say the spread of kala-azar cases in districts like Kalikot, located at an elevation of up to 4,000 meters, ...

A single infusion of liposomal amphotericin B was not inferior to a 15-dose regimen of amphotericin B deoxycholate. Despite impressive cure rates for several antileishmanial agents, lengthy ...

They appeared at dusk. The day was ending in a pink-and-yellow sky when a cub moved in the grass. Its mother appeared next, ...

India experiences the world’s absolute burden of at least 11 NTDs, including hookworm, dengue, lymphatic filariasis, leprosy, ...