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SisLeish: A multi-country standardized information system to monitor the status of Leishmaniasis in the Americas.

Abstract：

BACKGROUND:In the Americas, leishmaniasis is endemic in 18 countries, and from 2001 through 2015, 17 countries reported 843,931 cases of cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, and 12 countries reported 52,176 cases of visceral leishmaniasis. A Regional Information System (SisLeish) was created in order to provide knowledge of the distribution and tendency of this disease to analyze and monitor the leishmaniasis status. This article analyses the performance and progress of SisLeish from 2012-2015. METHODOLOGY:The performance of SisLeish was evaluated by country adhesion, data completeness and delay in entering the data, and also by the SWOT technique. Furthermore, we outlined the structure and modus operandi of the system and indicators utilized. RESULTS:In 2012, only 18% of the countries entered the data in SisLeish before the deadline, where 66.7% and 50% of the countries with autochthonous CL/ML and VL reported their cases to the system, respectively. Whereas in 2015, 59% of the countries reached the deadline, where 94.4% and 58.3% of the countries reported their CL/ML and VL data, respectively. Regarding data completeness, there was great progress for different variables since its launch, such as gender, which had an approximately 100% improvement from 2012 to 2015. The SWOT analysis of SisLeish showed 12 strengths, 11 opportunities, seven weaknesses and six threats. CONCLUSIONS:From 2012-2015 there has been an improvement in the adhesion, quality and data completeness, showing the effort of the majority of the countries to enhance their national database. The SWOT analysis demonstrated that strengths and opportunities exceed weaknesses and threats; however, it highlighted the system frailties and challenges that need to be addressed. Furthermore, it has stimulated several National Programs to advance their surveillance system. Therefore, SisLeish has become an essential tool to prioritize areas, assist in decision-making processes, and to guide surveillance and control actions.

journal_name

PLoS Negl Trop Dis

journal_title

PLoS neglected tropical diseases

authors

Maia-Elkhoury ANS,O B Valadas SY,Puppim-Buzanovsky L,Rocha F,Sanchez-Vazquez MJ

doi

10.1371/journal.pntd.0005868

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2017-09-05 00:00:00

pages

e0005868

issue

eissn

1935-2727

issn

1935-2735

pii

PNTD-D-17-00253

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SisLeish: A multi-country standardized information system to monitor the status of Leishmaniasis in the Americas.