Pakali pano, palibe mankhwala oteteza (prophylactic) ndipo katemera wa anthu akufufuzidwa.

Kupewa leishmaniasis kumaphatikizapo:

• Kuvala zovala zophimba m'malo owopsa.
• Kulimbana ndi mchenga ndi kuwonongeka kwa mabakiteriya osungira.
• Kugwiritsa ntchito zothamangitsira (zothamangitsa udzudzu) mkati ndi kuzungulira nyumba (makoma amiyala, makola, nyumba za nkhuku, chipinda chotaya zinyalala, etc.).
• Kugwiritsa ntchito maukonde odziteteza ku udzudzu. Samalani, maukonde ena a udzudzu angakhale osagwira ntchito, chifukwa mchenga wa mchenga, wawung'ono, ukhoza kudutsa mu mesh.
• Kuwuma kwa madambo, monga matenda ena opatsirana ndi udzudzu (malungo, chikungunya, etc.).
• Katemera wa agalu (“Chikaniish", Ma laboratories a Virbac).
• Kusamalira malo agalu (kennel) ndi zothamangitsira komanso kuvala mtundu wa kolala “Scalibor»Kuthiridwa ndi mankhwala amphamvu ophera tizilombo omwe amakhala ndi zotsatira zothamangitsa.