LEISHMANIASIS COUNTRY PROFILE – PRIORITY COUNTRIES
As part of a WHO-led effort to monitor the progress in the control or elimination of the leishmaniases, national control programmes in
countries where the burden of the disease is high for that particular WHO Region, are providing monthly or annual data on yearly basis.
Previous and latest /media/upload/arxius/country_profiles are therefore posted in this web page for comparative purposes.
The latest version summarizes information collected for 18 and 12 indicators, for visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis respectively, on
epidemiology, control and surveillance, diagnosis and treatment outcome.
The latest version of the national guidelines is also posted if available.
In addition to the 43 new profiles based on routine surveillance data, a further 101 profiles for all endemic countries worldwide are included
containing information based on a literature review and expert opinion for data as of 2008 (maps) and 2010 (number of cases).
Country profiles have been provided by the WHO- Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD).
Tajikistan
Tajikistan is endemic for visceral leishmaniasis and cutaneous leishmaniasis. However leishmanial and vector species are unknown. Between 2007 and 2016, about 481 VL cases were reported. About 472 CL cases were reported during the same period.
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Tunisia
Tunisia is endemic for CL and VL.
CL caused by L. major is a major public health problem. It occurs mainly in central and south-western Tunisia (semi-arid and arid areas) and causes thousands of cases. In some villages, up to 60% of the population are infected. Less frequent, CL caused by L. tropica occurs mostly in south-eastern Tunisia. Sporadic CL due to L. infantum occurs in towns and villages in the north of the country. Sporadic CL due to L. killicki occurs further south, sometimes in small outbreaks.
VL is endemic in the north of the country in areas linked to irrigation development and to agriculture that favours the multiplication of vector sandflies and dogs, the reservoirs of L. infantum.
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Turkey
Turkey is endemic for CL and VL.
CL is caused by L. tropica and is more prevalent in south-eastern Anatolia, where 96% of cases are located in central Anatolia, the western regions and, less frequently, in the Aegean and Mediterranean regions. Sanliurfa and south-eastern Anatolia also report cases. Some CL cases are attributed to L. infantum in WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region.
VL is endemic in Turkey, with sporadic cases reported mostly from the Armenian border, in the Aegean, Central Anatolia and Mediterranean regions. Dogs seem to be the main animal reservoir, with a high seroprevalence exceeding 20% in some of the endemic regions.
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