Epidemiology of imported leishmaniasis in Italy: Implications for a European endemic country

T Di Muccio, A Scalone, A Bruno, M Marangi… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
In the past decade, the number of imported leishmaniasis cases has increased in countries
of Western Europe. The trend is associated with increasing travels, ecotourism activity …

Detection and molecular typing of Leishmania tropica from Phlebotomus sergenti and lesions of cutaneous leishmaniasis in an emerging focus of Morocco

M Ajaoud, N Es-sette, S Hamdi, AL El-Idrissi, M Riyad… - Parasites & vectors, 2013 - Springer
Background Cutaneous leishmaniasis is an infectious disease caused by flagellate protozoa
of the genus Leishmania. In Morocco, anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis due to …

Phlebotomus sergenti in a Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Focus in Azilal Province (High Atlas, Morocco): Molecular Detection and Genotyping of Leishmania tropica, and …

M Ajaoud, N Es-Sette, RN Charrel… - PLoS neglected …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Phlebotomus (Paraphlebotomus) sergenti is at least one of the confirmed
vectors for the transmission of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania tropica and …

Molecular diagnosis of leishmaniasis, species identification and phylogenetic analysis

CN Tsokana, LV Athanasiou, G Valiakos… - Leishmaniasis …, 2014 - books.google.com
Leishmaniases are vector-borne infections caused by protozoa of genus Leishmania,
affecting various mammals, mainly carnivores and humans. Clinical patent disease is …

Population Structure of Leishmania tropica Causing Anthroponotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Southern Iran by PCR‐RFLP of Kinetoplastid DNA

MA Ghatee, H Mirhendi, M Marashifard… - BioMed research …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Iran is one of the six countries with the most cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) patients.
Understanding better the genotypes of the parasite population in relation to geography and …

Genotypic and phylogenic analyses of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Al Ahsa, Eastern Saudi Arabia during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: First cases of …

AS Al-Rashed, R Al Jindan, S Al Jaroodi… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
During the coronavirus disease 2019 lockdown period, a surge in sandflies and cutaneous
leishmaniasis (CL) cases was observed in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia. Skin punch biopsies were …

[HTML][HTML] Detection, molecular typing and phylogenetic analysis of Leishmania isolated from cases of leishmaniasis among Syrian refugees in Lebanon

T Salloum, I Khalifeh, S Tokajian - Parasite epidemiology and control, 2016 - Elsevier
Leishmania is a parasitic protozoan with more than two-dozen species causing the disease
leishmaniasis. It is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected female …

Genotyping Leishmania promastigotes isolated from patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis in south-eastern Turkey

F Ekşi, O Özgöztaşı, T Karslıgil… - Journal of International …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a significant disease in south-eastern Anatolia
because it is prevalent among Syrian refugees. We identified the causative Leishmania …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular identification of agents of human cutaneous leishmaniasis and canine visceral leishmaniasis in different areas of Iran using internal transcribed …

A Teimouri, M Mohebali, E Kazemirad… - Journal of arthropod …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Leishmaniasis is a major medical health problem and distributes in nearly half
of 31 provinces of Iran. We aimed to identify cutaneous and visceral Leishmania spp …

Detection, genotyping, and phylogenetic analysis of Leishmania isolates collected from infected Jordanian residents and Syrian refugees who suffered from …

KJF Hijawi, NS Hijjawi, JH Ibbini - Parasitology research, 2019 - Springer
Leishmania is a parasitic protozoan which is transmitted to humans through the bite of an
infected female Phlebotomus and Lutzomyia sand flies. Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) …