Kala-azar Epidemiology and Control, Southern Sudan

Abstract

Southern Sudan is one of the areas in eastern Africa most affected by visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar), but lack of security and funds has hampered control. Since 2005, the return of stability has opened up new opportunities to expand existing interventions and introduce new ones.

Keywords

• Leishmaniasis
• Leishmania donovani
• visceral
• kala-azar
• epidemiology
• control