kala azar
31 articles related to "kala azar"
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Combating kala azar: don’t fail the patients
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), also known as kala azar, is a worldwide protozoal vector-borne disease, endemic in 76 countries. The annual incidence is estimated to be 250-300,000 cases, with over 90...
Briefing – Last updated 15 March 2012
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MSF Calls for a Spotlight on Kala Azar
India 2011 © Anna Surinyach/MSF Barcelona, New Delhi -- Bihar state, in the northeast of India, is an epicentre of kala azar (visceral leishmaniasis), a neglected tropical disease...
Press Release – Last updated 15 March 2012
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What Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases Will Really Require
Performing a spinal tap under field conditions is nerve-wracking. Sticking a needle into someone's spine to extract spinal fluid is painful and risky and that's just the doctor's perspective....
Op-eds & Articles – Last updated 31 January 2012
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Combating Neglected Tropical Diseases: What is Still Missing
LONDON, 30 January 2012 – The Gates Foundation-hosted conference held in London today, ‘Uniting To Combat Tropical Diseases’, draws attention to devastating tropical illnesses...
Press Release – Last updated 31 January 2012
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MSF: Initial outcomes of combination treatment for HIV and visceral leishmaniasis co-infection
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), a protozoan disease transmitted by sandflies, is the second-biggest parasitic killer worldwide (after malaria). In Ethiopia, the host country for the ICASA 2011 conference,...
Op-eds & Articles – Last updated 03 January 2012
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Visceral leishmaniasis/HIV co-infection in East Africa
Today is the last day of the 16th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA), in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ethiopia is a hotspot for cases of co-infection between HIV and visceral leishmaniasis:...
Op-eds & Articles – Last updated 08 December 2011
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MSF statement in response to Gilead donation of AmBisome for visceral leishmaniasis
“This agreement is significant in that it helps address immediate treatment needs in some countries for one of the world’s most neglected diseases. But it can not be seen as a global...
Statements, Speeches, Letters – Last updated 08 December 2011
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East African HIV programmes must wake up to visceral leishmaniasis
With new MSF data showing combination treatments give promising results, diagnosis and treatment of VL should be scaled up South Sudan 2010 © Olga Overbeek ADDIS ABABA/NAIROBI, 8 December...
Press Release – Last updated 09 December 2011
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At African AIDS Conference, MSF Calls For Increased Funding for HIV Treatment
NAIROBI/ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 3, 2011 – As Africa’s AIDS Conference convenes in Addis Ababa tomorrow, efforts to combat HIV in sub-Sahara Africa are under serious threat because of a massive...
Press Release – Last updated 08 December 2011
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The Double Burden: HIV/ visceral leishmaniasis co-infection in East Africa
The interaction of visceral leishmaniasis (kala azar) with HIV/AIDS adds considerable complexity to the treatment of both diseases. Prevention of VL in people living with HIV in VL-endemic...
Briefing – Last updated 28 November 2011
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