Vectors of Mediterranean Kala Azar

Kala Azar

To the Editor, "Indian Medical Gazette." Sir,?In the communication from Surgn.-Capt. P. W. O'Gorman in your issue for November regarding hda azar I see no mention of the fact of his having made use of the microscope in his search for anchylostomata. If, instead of straining the motion and examining them microscopically, he examines them microscopically according to the directions given by Sonsi...

Kala-Azar

The incidence of infantile visceral leishmaniasis is currently increasing, at least in the Mediterranean region. Most cases seen in France occur on the Mediterranean coast or are imported from Africa. However, contamination in other regions of France is not an exceptional occurrence and may raise diagnostic problems. The parasite reservoir is the dog population in which the prevalence of Leishm...

Kala-Azar

had several private cases sent to us by private practitioners of the city. Almost all those cases were in the initial stages. The peripheral blood of these patients was examined every week (each time about ̂ dozen slides), but I rarely found the parasites in the early stages. Still, other changes in the blood and the characteristic temperature of the disease made us suspect a case to be one of K...

Kala-azar and Post–Kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis, Assam, India

remain unknown. S. delphini has rarely been identified in horses, but, as we observed, it may be misidentified by conventional methods. Although colonization or contamination appeared most likely in the instances we describe, these findings suggest that this opportunistic pathogen can be found in horses and might be pathogenic in certain situations. Our findings highlight the importance of usin...

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