Prevalence and control of kala-azar in China

Kala-azar(commonly known as visceral leishmaniasis),is serious harm to human health as a parasitic disease.It can be classified in to three types of diseases:wild visceral leishmaniasis,caninotic visceral leishmaniasis and anthroponotic visceral leishmaniasis.At present,anthroponotic visceral leishmaniasis has been controlled in most areas except Xinjiang.But caninotic visceral leishmaniasis and anthroponotic visceral leishmaniasis also appears at times in their endemic areas.The paper discusses and reviews the disease's classification,the current epidemic situation and the control measures of kala-azar in our country.