SynthesisThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2018
Housing Characteristics and Leishmaniasis: A Systematic Review.
Synthesis in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.
- An updated systematic review with meta-analysis and meta-regression of the factors associated with human visceral leishmaniasis in the Americas.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of vector control methods for the control of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis: A meta-review.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Pooled it
- Better floors, better health: a theory of change for an improved household flooring intervention in rural communities in Kwale and Bungoma counties, Kenya.BMC public health · 2025Trial
- Epidemiological investigation of Chandipura virus disease outbreak, Gujarat, India, July 2024: a matched case-control study.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Patterns and drivers of the distribution of Leishmania infection in humans using environmental and socioeconomic factors: a modeling study in mainland Portugal.Parasites & vectors · 2026Article
- Decision-making for indoor residual spraying in the post-elimination phase of visceral leishmaniasis in Nepal.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- Geographical distribution of phlebotomine sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in southern Uzbekistan.Parasites, hosts and diseases · 2026Article
- Social Determinants of Health Influencing Leishmaniasis Worldwide: A Systematic Review.Journal of arthropod-borne diseases · 2026Review
- Epidemiology of malaria and leishmaniasis in Thailand (2004-2025): A systematic review.Current research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases · 2026Review
- Targeting environmental determinants and settlements in public health planning for the containment of visceral leishmaniasis: a One Health perspective.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- A Forgotten Foe Returns: The Diagnostic Odyssey of Kala-Azar Masquerading as Myelodysplastic Syndrome in a Post-Elimination Era.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
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- Climatic, socioeconomic, and migratory factors on the epidemiological dynamics of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Colombia, 2007-2021.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Molecular epidemiology, distribution, and determinants of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Northeast Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Environmental Risk Factors for Visceral Leishmaniasis: An Analysis of Housing Types and Behavioral Factors in Baringo County, Kenya.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2024Article
- An update onParasite epidemiology and control · 2024Review
- Effect of indoor residual spraying on sandfly abundance and incidence of visceral leishmaniasis in India, 2016-22: an interrupted time-series analysis and modelling study.The Lancet. Infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Asymptomatic Leishmania Infection among Blood Donors in a Southern Province of Thailand.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2024Article
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- Ecology and Infection Status of Sand Flies in Rural and Urban Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Endemic Areas in Northwest Ethiopia.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2024Article
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Abstract
Leishmaniasis is a major neglected tropical disease associated with high rates of disability and death. This disease is associated with poverty, which can be reflected in housing quality, especially in rural areas. This systematic review found that mud walls with cracks and holes, damp, and dark houses were risk factors for transmission of leishmaniasis. These characteristics create favorable conditions for sand fly breeding and resting as sand flies prefer humidity, warmth, and protection from sunlight during the day. Housing interventions might be a promising research area with a special focus on education as individual and collective protection for the effective control of leishmaniasis.
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