[Preliminary evaluation on the transmission potential of visceral leishmaniasis after earthquake in Wenchuan].

Data of visceral leishmaniasis cases since 2005 were collected through the National Infectious Disease Monitoring System. Number of reported cases in 2005, 2006, 2007 and January to June in 2008 was 59, 49, 77 and 30 in Sichuan Province, and 92, 106, 162 and 83 respectively in Gansu Province. With an increase of the number of stray dogs and susceptible human population, damage of the medical services including diagnosis and treatment capacity after the earthquake, there might be a strengthened transmission potential and possible spread of the disease.