Leishmaniasis
Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by parasites of the Leishmania type. It is spread by the bite of certain types of sandflies, and occurs most frequently in the tropics and sub-tropics of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and southern Europe. The disease can present in three main ways: cutaneous, mucocutaneous, or visceral. The cutaneous form presents with skin ulcers, while the mucocutaneous form presents with ulcers of the skin, mouth, and nose. The visceral form starts with skin ulcers and later presents with fever, low count of red blood cells, and enlarged spleen and liver.Infections in humans are caused by more …
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WHO: World Health Organization · 15 December 2024 French
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99, 653–676 No 45 653 Contents 653 Global leishmaniasis surveillance updates 2023: 3 years of the … (HSI-TAG): résumé de la réunion annuelle Global leishmaniasis surveillance updates 2023: 3 years of the … Abate Beshahe and José Antonio Ruiz-Postigoa Leishmaniasis continues to be a major health problem in 4 … and South- East Asia.1 This report on global leishmaniasis surveillance follows those published in 2016–2023 … report are to update the description of the GHO leishmaniasis indicators reported by Member States to WHO …
WHO: World Health Organization · 13 November 2024 English
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1 mg or 1.5 mg ODT Moxidectin ODF Visceral leishmaniasis Miltefosine 20 mg SDT LXE408 Amphotericin B …
WHO: World Health Organization · 8 November 2024 French
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653 Global leishmaniasis surveillance updates 2023: 3 years of the NTD road map Saurabh Jain,a Serge … Abate Beshahe and José Antonio Ruiz-Postigoa Leishmaniasis continues to be a major health problem in 4 … and South- East Asia.1 This report on global leishmaniasis surveillance follows those published in 2016–2023 … report are to update the description of the GHO leishmaniasis indicators reported by Member States to WHO … for cutaneous leish- maniasis (CL), visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and VL treatment outcomes, VL case fatal- …
WHO: World Health Organization · 6 November 2024 English
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(HAT), scabies, onchocerciasis and visceral leishmaniasis (VL). KEY MESSAGES More than 1 billion people … all age groups) focused on three diseases: leishmaniasis (40; 33%), dengue (19; 16%) and leprosy (13; … trials recruiting children, most were focused on leishmaniasis (11; 21%). Dengue and schistosomiasis have … 76 Phase 4 36 Unknown or not applicable 57 Leishmaniasis (75 medicines) Phase 2 4 Phase 3 6 Phase 4 7 … scabies and onchocerciasis, and visceral leishmaniasis (9). Table 1 below lists the priority and watch …
WHO: World Health Organization · 13 October 2024 English
Plague Leptospirosis Landslide Hepatitis A Leishmaniasis Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever Hepatitis E … 30-Jul-24 54 4 7.4% Since January 2024, Visceral Leishmaniasis cases have been reported in Kitui and Mandera …
WHO: World Health Organization · 29 September 2024 English
Plague Leptospirosis Landslide Hepatitis A Leishmaniasis Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever Hepatitis E … 30-Jul-24 54 4 7.4% Since January 2024, Visceral Leishmaniasis cases have been reported in Kitui and Mandera …
WHO: World Health Organization · 22 September 2024 English
Plague Leptospirosis Landslide Hepatitis A Leishmaniasis Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever Hepatitis E … 30-Jul-24 54 4 7.4% Since January 2024, Visceral Leishmaniasis cases have been reported in Kitui and Mandera …
WHO: World Health Organization · 15 September 2024 English
Plague Leptospirosis Landslide Hepatitis A Leishmaniasis Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever Hepatitis E … 30-Jul-2024 54 4 7.40% Since January 2024, Visceral Leishmaniasis cases have been reported in Kitui and Mandera …
WHO: World Health Organization · 8 September 2024 English
Plague Leptospirosis Landslide Hepatitis A Leishmaniasis Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever Hepatitis E … 30-Jul-24 54 4 7.4% Since January 2024, Visceral Leishmaniasis cases have been reported in Kitui and Mandera …
WHO: World Health Organization · 1 August 2024 English
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instance, over 4000 deaths due to visceral leishmaniasis are averted annually through early case detection …
