Background Leishmaniases are parasitic diseases present worldwide that are transmitted to
the vertebrate host by the bite of an infected sand fly during a blood feeding. Phlebotomine …

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

The Syrian refugee crisis has precipitated a catastrophic outbreak of Old World cutaneous
leishmaniasis now affecting hundreds of thousands of people living in refugee camps or …

Leishmaniasis is caused by protozoan Leishmania parasites that are transmitted through
female sandfly bites. The disease is predominantly endemic to the tropics and semi-tropics …

Background On the American continent, cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (CL
and MCL) are diseases associated with infection by several species of Leishmania …

Objective To report isolation of Leishmania major strains obtained from 18 Turkish
autochthonous cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) patients infected with L. major between 2011 …

Background: Leishmaniasis is a widespread skin protozoan infectious disease. It is an
intracellular parasitic microorganism that develops in the body of infected female …

Background Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) places a major burden on the health authorities
in Saudi Arabia. Information about the geographical reach and seasonality of CL in Asir …

Numerous diseases are transmitted by arthropod vectors, and for many of those diseases,
effective vaccines are still not available. The contribution of the vector to the process of …

High seroprevalence rates of several phleboviruses have been reported in domestic
animals and humans in sandfly-infested regions. Sandfly Fever Sicilian virus (SFSV) and …