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WHO recommends new, improved treatment for Kal-azar
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Roy Ouma
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The World Health Organization has issued new treatment guidelines for Kala-azar, a deadly parasitic disease transmitted by sandflies. The updated protocols move away from painful, long-term injections toward safer, shorter oral drug combinations.
In a statement released on Monday, WHO described Kala-azar as the world’s deadliest parasitic killer after malaria, which is transmitted through the bite of an infected sandfly. WHO revealed that the disease is endemic in 80 countries, with only 25% to 45 percent of over 50,000 cases reported to them.
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