Ground Reportage
Kala azar death in Jharkhand; state says cause is comorbidities
A death reignites questions about the persistence of kala azar in Jharkhand and what counts as a kala azar death.
By Abhishek Angad27/6/2026
A death reignites questions about the persistence of kala azar in Jharkhand and what counts as a kala azar death.
A death attributed to kala azar in Jharkhand has reopened a long-running argument over how the disease is recorded. The state attributes the death to comorbidities; doctors and families on the ground say the disease itself remains an under-acknowledged killer in pockets of the state.