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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">I support the comments made by Dr Shyam Sunder <SPAN class=email><SPAN style="COLOR: #343434">Dr.Sunil Arora"</SPAN></SPAN>and Anuradha t.In our country KA and VL are synonym ,like india and other parts of world but KA is more common.<BR></P></DIV>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Kaliyaperumal Karunamoorthi <k_karunamoorthi@yahoo.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> skarora_in@yahoo.com; anuradhadube@gmail.com; drshyamsundar@hotmail.com<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B> Leish-l@lineu.icb.usp.br<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Fri, April 23, 2010 12:44:25 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [Leish-l] Fwd: name<BR></FONT><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">I am absolutely support the comments made by Dr Shyam Sunder <SPAN class=email><SPAN style="COLOR: #343434">Dr.Sunil Arora"</SPAN></SPAN>and Anuradha that KA and VL are synonymous in India and other parts of the world.
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<DIV align=left><FONT face="comic sans ms" color=#407f00 size=1><STRONG>K. Karunamoorthi</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="comic sans ms" color=#407f00 size=1><STRONG>M. Sc., M.Phil., D.P.H.M., </STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face="comic sans ms" color=#407f00 size=1><STRONG>Jimma University</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="comic sans ms" color=#407f00 size=1><STRONG>Jimma, Ethiopia.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="comic sans ms" color=#407f00 size=1><STRONG>MOBILE: +251913547847; +919786956123</STRONG></FONT></DIV><BR><BR>--- On <B>Wed, 21/4/10, Dr.Sunil Arora <I><skarora_in@yahoo.com></I></B> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid"><BR>From: Dr.Sunil Arora <skarora_in@yahoo.com><BR>Subject: Re: [Leish-l] Fwd: name<BR>To: Leish-l@lineu.icb.usp.br, "Anuradha Dube" <anuradhadube@gmail.com><BR>Date: Wednesday, 21 April, 2010, 2:53 PM<BR><BR>
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<TD vAlign=top>I do endorse the comments of Dr Shyam Sunder and Anuradha that KA and VL are synonymous in India and elsewhere<BR><BR>dunil aroraemail: skarora_in@yahoo.com<BR><BR>--- On <B>Tue, 4/20/10, Anuradha Dube <I><anuradhadube@gmail.com></I></B> wrote:<BR>
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<DIV id=yiv738822014>I fully agree with Dr Shyam Sundar's view that VL and Kala azar are synonymous. Elaborately, to my understanding, VL is classified on the basis of <I>Leishmania</I> strains as below:
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<DIV><B><I>Leishmania donovani donovani</I> ( LDd),</B> commonly known as <U>Kala-azar </U>in India and Sudan (Africa) as <B>Anthroponotic VL. </B>A further manifestation in the form of<B> Post Kala-azar Dermal Leishmanoid (PKDL) </B>occurs in humans<B> </B>in<B> India and Sudan </B>(only?<B>) </B>is due to this strain only (LDd)</DIV>
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<DIV><B><I>Leishmania donovani chagasi</I> ( LDc)</B> commonly known as <U>calaazar</U> in South America (Brazil) and <B><I>Leishmania donovani infantum</I> (LDi)</B> commonly known as <U>Mediterranean VL</U> in Mediterranean, as <B>Zoonotic VL (</B>with dog as reservoir<B>)</B>. </DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 8:40 PM, Shyam Sundar <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="http://us.mc332.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=drshyamsundar@hotmail.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow>drshyamsundar@hotmail.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#800080>It will be impossible erase kala-azar from leishmaniasis, you might try and restrict it to anthroponotic VL. It originated from the deadly black fever without treatment. Now also you do see occasional blackish discoloration. For most of us, VL and kala-azar us synonymous.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><B>From:</B> <A title=chncosta@gmail.com href="http://us.mc332.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=chncosta@gmail.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Carlos Costa</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 08, 2010 12:54 AM</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>---------- Forwarded message ----------<BR>From: <B class=gmail_sendername>Ashford, R</B> <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="http://us.mc332.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ashford@liverpool.ac.uk" target=_blank rel=nofollow>ashford@liverpool.ac.uk</A>></SPAN><BR>Date: 2010/4/6<BR>Subject: RE: [Leish-l] name<BR>To: Carlos Costa <<A href="http://us.mc332.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=chncosta@gmail.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow>chncosta@gmail.com</A>><BR><BR><BR>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Tahoma color=#000000 size=2>'Visceral leishmaniasis' is correct for all versions. Personally I much prefer to restrict 'kala azar' to the anthroponotic disease in the Indian subcontinent. The epidemiology is so different from that of L. infantum infection that they deserve different names. The disease in East Africa is a problem! </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Tahoma color=#000000 size=2>A serious constraint in advocacy of leish, one of the many reasons why malaria is so much better known, is the confusion over the names and the unfamiliarity of both 'leishmaniasis' and 'kala azar' in the public consciousness. Neither leish nor k-a is a household name.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>This doesn't answer your question and, fortunately, we have no 'Academy' of the English language, so there is no definitive answer. All versions are 'correct' if they are routinely used, which means they have to be explained and defined whenever they are used.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>By the way, I believe the 'kala', which means 'black' (same root as 'coal') refers not to skin colour, but to the seriousness of epidemics, as with 'black death' for whatever disease(s) (bubonic plague?) killed so many people at that time.</FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> <A href="http://us.mc332.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=leish-l-bounces@lineu.icb.usp.br" target=_blank rel=nofollow>leish-l-bounces@lineu.icb.usp.br</A> [<A href="http://us.mc332.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=leish-l-bounces@lineu.icb.usp.br" target=_blank rel=nofollow>leish-l-bounces@lineu.icb.usp.br</A>] On Behalf Of Carlos Costa [<A href="http://us.mc332.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=chncosta@gmail.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow>chncosta@gmail.com</A>]<BR><B>Sent:</B> 23 March 2010 23:02<BR><B>To:</B> Leish-L<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Leish-l] name<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Visceral leishmaniasis or kala-azar? Which, when, how?</STRONG> </DIV>
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<DIV>Carlos.<BR clear=all><BR>-- <BR>Carlos H. N. Costa, MD, DSc.<BR>Instituto de Doenças Tropicais Natan Portella<BR>Universidade Federal do Piauí<BR>Brazil<BR>Telephone: +55 86 3221-3413<BR><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV><BR><BR clear=all><BR>-- <BR>Carlos H. N. Costa, MD, DSc.<BR>Instituto de Doenças Tropicais Natan Portella<BR>Universidade Federal do Piauí<BR>Brazil<BR>Telephone: +55 86 3221-3413<BR><BR>As informações contidas nesta mensagem são CONFIDENCIAIS, protegidas pelo sigilo legal, por direitos autorais e destinadas exclusivamente à pessoa ou organização para a qual a mensagem foi destinada.<BR>Warning: This message is meant only for the intended recipient of the transmission. It is forbidden any unauthorized use, alteration, reproduction and distribution. If you are not the correct recipient, please notify us immediately by return e-mail and delete this message from your system. <BR></DIV></DIV>
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