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I-Visceral leishmaniasis, noma i-Kala-azar, isifo esisatshalaliswayo esibangelwa izinhlobonhlobo ezimbalwa ze-L. donovani.Lesi sifo silinganiselwa ngabeWorld Health Organisation (WHO) ukuthi sihlasele abantu ababalelwa ezigidini ezingu-12 emazweni angu-88.Idluliselwa kubantu ngokulunywa yizimpukane ze-Phlebotomus, ezithola ukutheleleka ngokudla izilwane ezinesifo.Nakuba kuyisifo esitholakala emazweni ampofu, eNingizimu Yurophu, sekuyisifo esingosomathuba esihamba phambili ezigulini ezinengculaza.Ukuhlonzwa kwe-L. donovani organism kusuka egazini, umnkantsha, isibindi, ama-lymph nodes noma i-spleen kunikeza indlela eqondile yokuxilongwa.Ukutholwa kwe-serological ye-anti-L.I-donovani IgM itholakala iwumaka omuhle kakhulu we-acute Visceral leishmaniasis.Ukuhlolwa okusetshenziswa emtholampilo kuhlanganisa i-ELISA, i-fluorescent antibody noma ukuhlolwa okuqondile kwe-agglutination 4-5.Muva nje, ukusetshenziswa kwephrotheni ethile ye-L. donovani ekuhlolweni kuthuthukise ukuzwela nokucaciswa kwawo ngendlela emangalisayo.I-Leishmania IgG/IgM Combo Rapid Test ukuhlola kabusha okusekwe kuphrotheni okusekelwe ku-serological, okuthola amasosha omzimba e-IgG ne-IgM ku-L. Donovani ngesikhathi esisodwa.Ukuhlolwa kunikeza umphumela onokwethenjelwa phakathi nemizuzu engu-15 ngaphandle kwanoma yiziphi izinsimbi.