Control of the Leishmaniases

This report makes recommendations on new therapeutic regimens for visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis on the use of rapid diagnostic tests details on the management of Leishmania-HIV coinfection and consideration of social factors and climate change as risk factors for increased spread. Recommendations for research include the furtherance of epidemiological knowledge of the disease and clinical studies to address the lack of an evidence-based therapeutic regimen for cutaneous and mucocutaneous