Neglected killer: kala-azar disease surges in Kenya
Feb 9, 2026
MANDERA: For nearly a year, repeated misdiagnoses of the deadly kala-azar disease left 60-year-old Harada Hussein Abdirahman’s health deteriorating, as an outbreak in Kenya’s arid regions claimed a record number of lives.Kala-azar is spread by sandflies and is one of the most dangerous
