How long can Visceral Leishmaniasis hide? Rethinking follow-up after treatment to detect late relapse

Aristos Aristodimou; Zacharias Raptopoulos

doi:10.1080/23744235.2026.2698669

July 7, 2026Infectious Diseases

How long can Visceral Leishmaniasis hide? Rethinking follow-up after treatment to detect late relapse

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This study aims to understand the duration of relapse in patients with visceral leishmaniasis post-treatment. It seeks to optimize follow-up strategies.
Analyzed clinical outcomes and relapse rates over a specified follow-up period.
Identified a significant percentage of patients relapsed after standard follow-up duration.
Showed the need for extended monitoring to detect late relapses in visceral leishmaniasis.

Implication

Examines late relapse in visceral leishmaniasis, suggesting better follow-up strategies are needed.

Abstract

Kala-azar, meaning ‘black fever’ in Hindi, is the clinical syndrome of Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL), a neglected tropical disease caused predominantly by Leishmania donovani in South Asia and East A...

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Aristodimou et al. (2026) studied this question.

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How long can Visceral Leishmaniasis hide? Rethinking follow-up after treatment to detect late relapse

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How long can Visceral Leishmaniasis hide? Rethinking follow-up after treatment to detect late relapse

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