Placing Leishmaniasis in the Limelight through the Communicable Disease Surveillance System: An Experience from Sri Lanka

Having an effective surveillance system is imperative to take timely and appropriate actions for disease control and prevention. In Sri Lanka, leishmaniasis was declared as a notifiable disease in 2008. This paper presents a comprehensive compilation of the up-to-date documents on the communicable d...

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Published in:	Pathogens
Main Authors:	Sonali Dinushika Gunasekara, Hasara Nuwangi, Nuwan Darshana Wickramasinghe, Kosala Weerakoon, Helen P. Price, Lisa Dikomitis, Suneth Buddhika Agampodi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-06-01
Subjects:	leishmaniasis disease surveillance Sri Lanka
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/11/6/680

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