Society guideline links: Leishmaniasis

Introduction — 

This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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International

●Pan American Health Organization (PAHO): Guideline for the treatment of leishmaniasis in the Americas, second edition (2022)

●World Health Organization (WHO): Guideline for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis in HIV co-infected patients in East Africa and South-East Asia (2022)

United States

●Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Leishmaniasis – For health care providers

•Clinical overview of leishmaniasis

•Clinical care of leishmaniasis

•Clinical testing and diagnosis for leishmaniasis

●American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Red Book – Leishmaniasis (2024)

●US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): Federally approved clinical practice guidelines for HIV/AIDS – Guidelines for the prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections in adults and adolescents with HIV: Leishmaniasis (2024)

●Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH): Clinical practice guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of leishmaniasis (2016)

India

●National Center for Vector Borne Diseases Control (NCVBDC): Guidelines – Kala-azar