The Centre on Tuesday unveiled a kala-azar rapid diagnosis kit as part of its strategy to combat the disease which predominantly strike Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and the eastern part of Uttar ...

The full article is available here as HTML. [NEW DELHI] The first rapid test for kala-azar, a deadly parasitic disease also known as visceral leishmaniasis, was launched on Friday (10 February) in ...

A ‘suitcase lab’ developed in Bangladesh is the latest weapon in the fight against the deadly kala-azar parasite. Skip to content Bringing science & development together through news & analysis Menu ...

“Patients with these symptoms should be screened with a rapid diagnostic test. If found positive for kala-azar, the patient should be treated with an effective drug,” the health department official ...

“The development of rapid diagnostic test kits that can be used by health workers even remote areas are a major step forward in terms of diagnosing the disease,” he added. Treatment of Kala ...

A four-year test of drugs to treat a widespread parasitic disease called kala azar was announced on Monday by the governments of India and Bangladesh, Doctors Without Borders, the Drugs for ...