International Journal of Medical Microbiology and Tropical Diseases
  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 3

Locally acquired Visceral Leishmaniasis-First reported case in Northern Province of Sri Lanka

  • Author:
  • P. Manokaran1,, S. Sivansuthan2, G.J. Pratheepan2, R. Gajanthan3
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 133 to 134

1Registrar, Medical Unit-Teaching Hospital, Jaffna

2Consultant Physician, Medical Unit-Teaching Hospital, Jaffna

3Senior Registrar, Medical Unit-Teaching Hospital, Jaffna

*Corresponding Author: Email: p_mano5@yahoo.com

Online published on 14 October, 2017.

Abstract

Visceral leishmaniasis is a vector borne protozoan disease, mainly caused by Leishmania donovani and Leishmania infantum.Leishmania donovani is the principal cause in Sri Lanka. This is the first case of locally acquired Visceral Leishmaniasis in a young female from the Northern Province of Sri Lanka.

Keywords

Visceral leishmaniasis, Kala-azar, Splenomegaly, Sand fly