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	PAHO Communicable Disease Research Program (CDR)

	10 Facts about Neglected Tropical Diseases

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Surveillance
Featured Surveillance Items
	Leishmaniasis: 2007 Update This one-page fact sheet summarizes the current situation of leishmaniasis in the Americas, the challenges faced, and the steps being taken to deal with them. leish-2007.htm leish-2007.doc leish-2007.pdf

	Manual on Visceral Leishmaniasis Control This manual is designed to provide a usable summary of the common practicalities of dealing with VL. To use the manual, simply turn to the section of interest. This page offers the full-text e-book in PDF, divided into chapters for easy reference. leishmaniasis-manual.htm

Incidence/Mortality/Case Fatality
	The Burden of Neglected Diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean Compared with Some Other Communicable Diseases
Outbreaks
	WHO *Disease Outbreak News*
Guidelines and Manuals
	Procedure Diagrams: Care of Neglected Skin Diseases
	Safety of Pyrethroids for Public Health Use
	Global Insecticide Use for Vector-Borne Disease Control (2^nd ed.)
	Drains & You: A Manual for Drainage Maintenance Workers
... more Guidelines and Manuals.
Maps
	Essential Leishmaniasis Maps
Health Profiles and Data
	The Burden of Neglected Diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean Compared with Some Other Communicable Diseases
	Regional Core Health Data System - Indicators Glossary
	Essential Leishmaniasis Maps

Product Types and/or Keywords:
Product Types (register under only one): Situation Reports, Country Profiles, Forms, Guidelines and Manuals, Health Profiles and Data, Statistical Databases, Other Databases
Keywords (no limit, or key in Product type/s in keyword field for cross-referencing): Surveillance features Leishmaniasis, Annual status reports, Incidence/Mortality/Fatality, Epidemic alert and response, Incidence and disease registries, Outbreaks, Resistance surveillance, Laboratories, Epidemiological surveillance systems, Geographic information systems, Maps, Groups affected, Risk factors/behaviors


Research Reports

PAHO Resources
	Neglected Diseases
	Parasitic Diseases

WHO Resources
	Leishmaniasis
	Tropical Disease Research
	TDR Program
	TDR/Leishmaniasis
	Disease info

Contact the Program

	The Pan American Health Organization Promoting Health in the Americas