Visceral Leishmaniasis in China: an Endemic Disease under Control

• Published in: Clinical microbiology reviews Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 987 - 1004
• Main Authors: Lun, Zhao-Rong, Wu, Ming-Shui, Chen, Yun-Fu, Wang, Jun-Yun, Zhou, Xiao-Nong, Liao, Li-Fu, Chen, Jian-Ping, Chow, Larry M. C., Chang, Kwang Poo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Society for Microbiology 01.10.2015
• Subjects: Animals; China - epidemiology; Disease Reservoirs; Dog Diseases - parasitology; Dog Diseases - prevention & control; Dog Diseases - transmission; Dogs; Endemic Diseases; Humans; Insect Vectors; Leishmaniasis, Visceral - epidemiology; Leishmaniasis, Visceral - parasitology; Leishmaniasis, Visceral - prevention & control; Leishmaniasis, Visceral - transmission; Reviews; China

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by Leishmania spp. is an important vector-borne and largely zoonotic disease. In China, three epidemiological types of VL have been described: anthroponotic VL (AVL), mountain-type zoonotic VL (MT-ZVL), and desert-type ZVL (DT-ZVL). These are transmitted by four di...