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To address that need and identify gaps, a scoping review was conducted to characterise the landscape of leishmaniasis vector research in Kenya.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Building on a previously published scoping review by this team, we updated database searches in PubMed, Embase via Embase.com, Web of Science Core Collection, the Cochrane Library, ClinicalTrials.gov, WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) and the Pan African Clinical Trials Registry to incorporate literature up to 4 January 2024 and focused on vector-related papers. Studies classified as \u2018prevention\u2019 in the original scoping review were included due to overlapping definitions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 95 studies were included in the analysis. Although a wide range of sandfly species have been documented, most of the research is outdated, having taken place 20\u201340 years ago. Existing studies are mostly epidemiological with little focus on basic and clinical research. There are also no studies on post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis despite its potential contribution to the disease transmission cycle. The geographical scope of the research is largely limited to traditional transmission foci with little attention to new disease hotspots such as North Eastern Kenya.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These research gaps need to be addressed to better inform the country\u2019s leishmaniasis prevention and vector control strategy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjopen-2025-102047","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,13]],"date-time":"2025-10-13T16:15:25Z","timestamp":1760372125000},"page":"e102047","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Leishmaniases in Kenya: a scoping review subanalysis of vectors"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-7556-0034","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Katherine","family":"O\u2019Brien","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health and Health Sciences, Northeastern University Bouve College of Health Sciences, Boston, Massachusetts, USA"},{"name":"African Centre for Community Investment in Health, Nginyang, Baringo County, Kenya"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Grace","family":"Grifferty","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"African Centre for Community Investment in Health, Nginyang, Baringo County, Kenya"},{"name":"Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hugh","family":"Shirley","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"African Centre for Community Investment in Health, Nginyang, Baringo County, Kenya"},{"name":"Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Caroline","family":"Wanjiku","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biosciences, Kenya Medical Research Institute - 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