“… 5 Kala‐azar, or VL, is a deadly disease transmitted by female phlebotomine sand flies carrying over 20 species of leishmania. 6 In some areas of Iran (northwest and southeast), leishmaniasis is endemic. 7 Symptoms and signs associated with VL, include fever, chills, fatigue, weight loss, loss of appetite, hepatosplenomegaly, and lymphadenopathy.…”