Operational manual on leishmaniasis vector control, surveillance, monitoring and evaluation - ISS-G20 Laboratorium Repository

Despite the significant role of vector control in national leishmaniasis control programmes, the programmatic community perceives vector control as the weakest component of leishmaniasis control strategies in terms of resources, scientific evidence of the usefulness of interventions and capacity for quality-assured implementation. Therefore, the main objective of this manual is to provide practical tools, techniques and procedures to strengthen sand fly control and surveillance in order to improve implementation of leishmaniasis control programmes. The manual provides a rationale for programme managers in different geographical regions on the types of vector control interventions to be used in different epidemiological and environmental settings and also how to measure their impact.

The manual covers both CL and VL. Wherever possible, equal emphasis is placed on CL and VL, despite the imbalance of relevant evidence and material on CL in the literature.

To develop the manual, all six WHO regional offices were asked to nominate experts in sand flies and the leishmaniases. From the list prepared, experts with experience in operational surveillance and control as well as in research on sand fly biology and ecology in different WHO regions were selected. A group of these experts was invited to first develop a table of contents and then draft different sections of the manual. The draft manual was then peer reviewed by a larger group involving the WHO regional and country offices. Finally, it was peer reviewed at a WHO consultation and finalized.

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