WorldLeish has been held quadrennially in the endemic countries as follows: Worldleish 11997 Istanbul, TURKIYE WorldLeish 22001 Crete, GREECE WorldLeish 32005 Palermo, ITALY WorldLeish 42009 Lucknow, INDIA WorldLeish 52013 Recife, BRAZIL WorldLeish 62017 Toledo, SPAIN WorldLeish 72022 Cartagena, COLOMBIA