Prevention and control
As per WHO, “Prevention and control of kala azar or black fever requires a combination of intervention strategies because transmission occurs in a complex biological system involving the human or animal reservoir host, parasite and sandfly vector.”
Here’s how you can prevent the disease:
- Early diagnosis and effective prompt treatment
- Vector control by reducing or interrupting transmission of disease
- Effective disease surveillance
- Control of animal reservoir hosts
- Social mobilization
As a community too, everyone should be alert to keep the epidemic under control.
