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Kala Azar in 2023
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- India has achieved the target of reporting less than one case per 10,000 population across all blocks in 2023.
- There were 595 cases and four deaths of Kala Azar reported nationwide last year compared to 891 cases and three deaths in 2022.
- India’s initial target year for Kala Azar elimination was 2010, which was later extended to 2015, 2017, and then 2020.
- Kala Azar (or visceral leishmaniasis) is a parasitic infection transmitted by sandflies.
- Now Kala-azar is targeted for elimination by 2023 though WHO NTD Road Map goal is 2030.
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