Short Report: A Series Of Case Reports Of Autochthonous Visceral Leishmaniasis, Mostly In Non-Endemic Hilly Areas Of Nepal

The government of Nepal has committed to eliminate visceral leishmaniasis (VL) by 2015. The expansion of VL into new areas would constitute a major obstacle to achieving this goal. We report a series of autochthonous VL cases from areas currently considered non-endemic, mostly in hilly regions of Nepal.