“…Humans, domestic and wild animals could be infected by VL and found throughout parts of the old and new worlds [1]. VL is characterized by the presence of; fever, hepatosplenomegaly, swollen lymph nodes and weight loss, depending on the Leishmania species and the host's immune response against the parasite [2]. Different methods are used for the diagnosis of VL based on aspirates or biopsy specimens of visceral tissues (spleen, liver, bone marrow), which are subjected to microscopic examination and culture, and serological methods such as the indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA), the indirect hemagglutination assay (IHA), the direct agglutination test (DAT) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) [3].…”