Leishmaniases. Epidemiological Report of the Americas, December 2020

In the Americas, leishmaniasis are a public health problem due to their magnitude and geographic distribution and because they produce clinical forms that can cause death, disability, and mutilation. In recent years, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)—in accordance with the mandate conferred in the PAHO initiative for disease elimination: policy for an Integrated Sustainable Approach to Communicable Diseases in the Americas (Resolution CD57/7, approved by the Directing Council of PAHO in 2019) and in line with the roadmap for neglected tropical diseases 2021-2030...