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Leishmaniasis information resources
Documents and publications
Over the years, several technical publications, as well as educative comics have been issued:
E-compendium
The e-compendium is a compilation of peer-reviewed literature on leishmaniasis epidemiology available through the internet and offers an intuitive way in which to present and interact with such bibliographical data
Interventions for American cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
Review, The Cochrane Collaboration 2009, Issue 2 by U. González, M. Pinart, M. Rengifo-Pardo, A. Macaya, J. Alvar, J. A. Tweed.
Interventions for Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis
Review October 2008. The Cochrane Collaboration
Cutaneous leishmaniasis: why are you neglecting me?
Ref: WHO/CDS/NTD/IDM/2007.3
Visceral leishmaniasis: what are the needs for diagnosis, treatment and control?
Nature reviews & Microbiology Vol.5, Nov.2007, 873
Report of the Fifth Consultative Meeting on Leishmania/HIV Coinfection
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 20–22 March 2007
Ref: WHO/CDS/NTD/IDM/2007.5
Report of a WHO informal consultation on liposomal amphotericin B in the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis
Rome, Italy, 16 April 2005
Ref: WHO/CDS/NTD/IDM/2007.4
Urbanization: an increasing risk factor for leishmaniasis, Weekly Epidemiological Record, 77, 44, 1 November 2002, [pdf 193kb]
Cutaneous leishmaniasis, Afghanistan, Weekly Epidemiological Record, 77, 29, 19 July 2002, [pdf 104kb]
New therapy for visceral leishmaniasis, Weekly Epidemiological Record, 77, 25, 21 June 2002, [pdf 236kb]
Report of the fourth TDR/IDRI meeting on second-generation vaccines against leishmaniasis, [pdf 176kb]
Pepito y la leishmaniasis, Comic book 1999, [pdf 3.96Mb]
Leishmania/HIV co-infections, Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology, October 2003, Vol.97, Supplement No.1
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Tropical Disease Research
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IN THE NEWS
11 Aug. 09 | Madrid
International Symposium on advances in visceral leishmaniasis therapy – Statement on the outcome of the meeting |
30 Jan. 09 | Geneva
Leishmaniasis: the global trend
Audio summary–Leishmaniasis, 00:02:43 [mp3 1.78Mb]
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Full article
22 Oct. 08 | Geneva
Report of the consultative meeting on Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Geneva, WHO-HQ, 30 April to 2 May 2007 |
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Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases
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LEISHNET
Leishnet version 2
The World Health Organization has been collecting leishmaniasis data electronically on a yearly questionnaire through Leishnet
ESSENTIAL LEISHMANIASIS MAPS
Essential leishmaniasis maps
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