Control of visceral leishmaniasis in latin america-a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While three countries in South Asia decided to eliminate anthroponotic visceral leishmaniasis (VL) by 2015, its control in other regions seems fraught with difficulties. Is there a scope for more effective VL control in the Americas where transmission is zoonotic? We reviewed the evidence on VL control strategies in Latin America-diagnosis, treatment, veterinary interventions, vector control-with respect to entomological and clinical outcomes.

Methodology/principal findings

We searched the electronic databases of MEDLINE, LILACS, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, from 1960 to November 2008 and references of selected articles. Intervention trials as well as observational studies that evaluated control strategies of VL in the Americas were incl

SUBMITTER: Romero GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2808217 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature