HDAMA ON LEISHMANIASIS
Leishmaniasis is endemic in the arid south‐west and the Humera & Metema lowlands in the
north‐west and Libo Kemkem & Fogera districts of Amhara regional state since the 2005
outbreak in Ethiopia. CL is confined mainly to the highlands, although occasional cases have
occurred in the Omo Valley, and transmission is currently thought to be zoonotic. However,
recently both VL and CL cases are found around Degadamot districts of the Amhara Region.
Some of the challenges identified in the prevention and control of Leishmaniasis so far are:-