Kufotokozera mwatsatanetsatane
Visceral leishmaniasis, kapena Kala-azar, ndi matenda omwe amafalitsidwa chifukwa cha mitundu ingapo ya L. donovani.Bungwe la World Health Organisation (WHO) akuti matendawa akhudza anthu pafupifupi 12 miliyoni m'maiko 88.Amafalikira kwa anthu polumidwa ndi ntchentche za phlebotomus, zomwe zimatengera matenda chifukwa chodya nyama zomwe zili ndi kachilomboka.Ngakhale kuti ndi matenda amene amapezeka m’mayiko osauka, kum’mwera kwa Ulaya, ndiwo afala kwambiri mwa anthu odwala AIDS.Kuzindikiritsa zamoyo za L. donovani kuchokera m'magazi, m'mafupa, chiwindi, ma lymph nodes kapena ndulu kumapereka njira yotsimikizirika yodziwira matenda.Kuzindikira kwa serological kwa anti-L.donovani IgM imapezeka kuti ndi chizindikiro chabwino kwambiri cha acute Visceral leishmaniasis.Mayesero omwe amagwiritsidwa ntchito kuchipatala akuphatikizidwa ndi ELISA, antibody ya fulorosenti kapena mayeso a agglutination mwachindunji 4-5.Posachedwapa, kugwiritsidwa ntchito kwa L. donovani yeniyeni mapuloteni mu mayeso bwino tilinazo ndi mwachindunji kwambiri.Mayeso a Leishmania IgG/IgM Combo Rapid ndi mayeso ophatikizananso ndi mapuloteni otengera serological, omwe amazindikira ma antibodies a IgG ndi IgM ku L. Donovani nthawi imodzi.Mayesowa amapereka zotsatira zodalirika mkati mwa mphindi 15 popanda zida zilizonse.