Treatment Antimony-containing compounds are the principal medications used to treat leishmaniasis. Cure rates are high with antimony compounds. Treatment should be accomplished before damage to the immune system occurs. Marked disfigurement may develop with mucocutaneous leishmaniasis. You have been in an area endemic for Leishmania, have been bitten by sandflies and now have symptoms suggestive of leishmaniasis.
Prevention Preventing sandfly bites is the most immediate form of protection.
Public health measures to reduce the sandfly population and animal reservoirs are important. There are no preventive vaccines or drugs for leishmaniasis. The information provided herein should not be used for diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition. A licensed physician should be consulted for diagnosis and treatment of any and all medical conditions. Inc. Any duplication or distribution of the information contained herein is strictly prohibited.