GIDS Research Radar ยท Kala-azar https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/ Published infectious-disease literature filtered to Kala-azar. en Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:02:01 GMT From visceral to visible: A systematic review and meta-analysis of post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis incidence, risk factors, and treatment outcomes in Eastern Africa https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1371-journal-pntd-0014666-afa1362a/ https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1371-journal-pntd-0014666-afa1362a/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Consolidating regional outcome data helps identify modifiable therapeutic variables and highlights gaps in longitudinal tracking necessary for coordinated control initiatives. Kala-azar Leishmaniasis Treatment Surveillance Transmission dynamics Systematic review Risk factors for post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL): Challenges in understanding pathophysiology https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1371-journal-pntd-0013952-7b81c20d/ https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1371-journal-pntd-0013952-7b81c20d/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT The authors emphasize the need to integrate PKDL management within broader skin disease programs and to optimize VL treatment (e.g., multidrug regimens, immune modifiers) to potentially reduce PKDL incidence. Leishmaniasis Kala-azar Treatment Climate and environment Journal article Intensely clustered outbreak of visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) in a setting of seasonal migration in a village of Bihar, India https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1186-s12879-019-4719-3-d6b26cdd/ https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1186-s12879-019-4719-3-d6b26cdd/ Mon, 06 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT The outbreak demonstrates vulnerability in low-endemic areas and highlights gaps in case-finding, treatment delays, incomplete vector control coverage, and the role of social and economic determinants in kala-azar transmission. The findings underscore the need for a routine outbreak response framework within the elimination programme. Leishmaniasis Kala-azar Outbreak investigation Transmission dynamics Treatment Outbreak investigation