Leishmania tropica and Leishmania major are both the main cause of anthroponotic (ACL)
and zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL), respectively, in the Old World. Leishmania …

Leishmaniases are tropical zoonotic diseases, caused by kinetoplastid parasites from the
genus Leishmania. New World (NW) species are related to sylvatic cycles although …

Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a rising epidemic in Pakistan. It is a major public health
problem in the country especially alongside regions bordering the neighboring Afghanistan …

Leishmaniases are a group of vector-borne diseases caused by the members of Leishmania
genus, and there are three main clinical forms of the infection as visceral, cutaneous, and …

Leishmania parasite identification is very important in clinical studies of leishmaniasis and
its diagnosis. Though there are various clinical and epidemiological approaches to …

This study primarily aimed to identify the causative species of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL)
in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan and to distinguish any species-specific …

Precise and sensitive identification methods of Leishmania are required for efficient
treatment of leishmaniasis. Detection of Leishmania species approves the efficiency of the …

Both cutaneous (zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis [ZCL] and anthroponotic cutaneous
leishmaniasis [ACL]) and visceral leishmaniasis (VL) are prevalent in Pakistan, although the …

Leishmaniasis is endemic in Pakistan and is wide-spread throughout the country.
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed to identify the Leishmania species present …

The natural infection of phlebotomine sand flies by Leishmania parasites was surveyed in a
desert area of Pakistan where cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic. Out of 220 female sand …