%0 Journal Article %K Epidemiology %K Pathogenesis %K Macrophage infection %K Visceral Leishmaniasis %K sandfly transmission %B International Journal of Biomedical Investigation %D 2026 %G ENG %I Edwiser International %N 2 %P 53 - 73 %R 10.31531/2581-4745.1000178 %T Visceral Leishmaniasis (Kala-azar): Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Emerging Therapeutic Strategies %U https://ijbi.edwiserinternational.com/admin/uploads/92638U.pdf %V 9 %8 07/2026 %9 Article