one health approach prospect for integrated control and elim¬ination of visceral leishmaniasis in ethiopia: a narrative re¬view article

background: leishmaniasis is an obligate intercellular protozoon that affects animals and human. it has zoonosis and/or anthroponosis transmission. human and veterinary medicine, environmental science and wildlife conservation special­ists have many commonalities in case of visceral leishmaniasis. still the above disciplines respond against leishmaniasis in a separate way.   the aim of this re­view is to indicate inter- and intra- sectoral collaboration for planning future con­trol strategies. methods: literatures written on visceral leishmaniasis and one health approach were systematically reviewed from the year 1969 to 2014 from pub med, scopus, medline and google scholar sources. result: such a one health approach would enhance biomedical progress; im­prove medical and veterinary serves, entomological control and wildlife conser­vation for visceral leishmaniasis especially in endemic areas. conclusion: inter- and intra – sectoral collaboration in the leishmaniasis con­trol is limited in ethiopia. therefore, incorporating one health approach or inte­grated inter- and intra – sectoral collaboration for visceral leishmaniasis control is an effective control strategy in endemic areas.