Baseline infection prevalence, risk factors and treatment outcomes of visceral leishmaniasis in Northeastern Uganda: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) also known as Kala-azar is one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTD) of public health importance. Despite being a disease of a long history, the condition remains poorly studied especially in East Africa. For instance, whereas, the geographical location of the disease is known, there is a stark paucity of data on the burden, risk factors and clinical outcomes of this condition in Northeastern Uganda. Therefore, the disease picture in these settings is incomplete. The overarching aim for this study was to describe pre-elimination prevalence, associated factors and treatment outcomes of VL in Moroto District.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study in which community cases were identified at baseline. They were followed up at Am

SUBMITTER: Sagaki P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11760575 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature