Leishmaniasis en las Américas: recomendaciones para el tratamiento
Leishmaniasis in the Americas: Treatment recommendations
Date
20132018
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978-92-75-31752-5 978-92-75-11752-1
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[Resumen]. Las leishmaniasis son un importante problema de salud pública en las Américas debido a su amplia distribución y elevada prevalencia. Su complejo ciclo de transmisión comprende diferentes especies de parásitos, reservorios y vectores. Además, los principales factores de riesgo, resultantes de los procesos sociales, económicos y ambientales, favorecen su transmisión y dificultan su control. La infección por Leishmania puede causar en el humano un conjunto de síndromes clínicos que pueden comprometer la piel, las mucosas de las vías aéreas superiores y las vísceras... Esta publicación busca difundir el conocimiento y ser una herramienta para los profesionales de salud que trabajan directamente con estas enfermedades, apoyando los programas nacionales de control de leishmaniasis para que fortalezcan las alternativas terapéuticas, por medio de la estandarización, estructuración y mejora del acceso de las personas afectadas a los servicios de salud en las Américas. Además, esta publicación llama la atención sobre la necesidad de incorporar en los programas nacionales de control, la evidencia científica disponible en cada país, considerando sus peculiaridades relativas a las especies de parásitos circulantes, características clínicas y formas de acceso a los servicios de salud. [Abstract]. The different forms of leishmaniasis are an important public health problem in the Americas due to their widespread distribution and high prevalence. Their complex cycle of transmission includes different species of parasites, reservoir hosts, and vectors. In addition, the risk factors of transmission are linked to socioeconomic and environmental patterns that make it even more difficult to control the disease. Leishmania infection causes a number of clinical symptoms in humans involving the skin, mucosa of the upper respiratory tract, and visceral organs...This publication aims to disseminate knowledge and serve as a tool for health professionals who work directly with these diseases, assisting national leishmaniasis control programs in strengthening therapeutic alternatives by improving the standardization, organization, and accessibility of health services for those affected by leishmaniases in the Americas. The Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) provided funding for the Leishmaniasis Control Program of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and for the meeting of experts on leishmaniasis.
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Pan American Health Organization Meeting on Advancing Economics for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases in the Americas (Washington, D.C., 31 August - 1 September 2016). Washington, D.C.: PAHO; 2018.
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