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Authors: Valentina Parada Pinilla, Santiago Hernández Peña, Sly Wongchuig Correa, Yuly Andrea Caicedo Blanco.

Introduction: One of the main tropical zoonoses of public health importance is visceral leishmaniasis caused by the protozoan parasite Leishmania infantum, transmitted by the vector Lutzomyia longipalpis, and its reservoir is the domestic canine. Methodology: A systematic literature review on Visceral Leishmaniasis with Colombia was developed, using three sources (Google Scholar, PubMed and Dialnet), as well as the Mendeley bibliographic reference manager, among others. 180,610 documents were found, of which 21,673 duplicates were excluded, leaving 158,937 remaining studies, of which 126 were about interest studied, selecting 51. Results: According to the literature reported in Colombia, over the years human cases have been reported without interruptions, showing areas of higher risk (Sucre, Córdoba, Santander, Tolima, and Huila), meanwhile, in canines the reports have not been satisfactory, being outdated and therefore limits establishing the current occurrence of the disease, the departments with distribution records are the Magdalena River Valley, Huila, Tolima, Sucre and Córdoba. Conclusion: it is essential to strengthen the epidemiological and environmental health surveillance systems to generate information on the status of cases in humans or animals, which requires adequate knowledge about Visceral Leishmaniasis by human doctors, veterinarians, and responsible health entities.

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Authors: Luis Horacio Ramírez-Villamizar, Ciro Alfonso Barragán-Díaz, Enrique Cárdenas, José Vicente Niño-Bayona, Jeiczon Jaimes-Dueñez.

The use of antibiotics in animal production has represented great advantages for production systems, gua-ranteeing the control of infectious diseases that affect the productive capacity of animals, as well as their use as growth promoters. The presence of residues of these drugs in foods of animal origin, especially in meat is consider by world organizations for food safety and security as a risk factor that can affect public health, especially in the case of antibiotics, due to the subsequent resistance they generate. In addition, they are consider a barrier to the economic development of any country due to the limitations on their ability to expand into international markets. The methods for the detection of these residues are increasingly sensitive, being important for countries like Colombia, where reform of regulations, control mechanisms, and the strengthening of technological capacity have been intensified given the especially importance by meat exportations. This review aims to expose the most important points regarding the presence of these residues in meat, including the current panorama of national and international legislation, as well as the results of research on the most common drugs that are found, their effect on human health and the most used methods for their detection.