The increased mobility of people across countries has resulted in the imported incidences of leishmaniasis caused by non-endemic species of Leishmania. During 2023, we confirmed three CL cases caused by L. major from Kerala, India, and upon detailed investigation, these were identified to be ...
Cutaneous leishmaniasisLeishmania infantumInternal MedicineMedicine(GeneralInfectious DiseasesBackground The prevalence of Old World Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in the Mediterranean region is increasing and in Southern Europe often caused by Leishmania infantum. Spontaneous healing of cutaneous leishmaniasis is ...
Transmission of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) caused by Leishmania infantum was studied in South Anatolia, Turkey. Small, non-ulcerating lesions prevailed and patients were negative in rK39 tests for antibody detection for human visceral leishmaniasis (VL). The most abundant sand fly species, Phlebo...
Leishmaniasis is an infectious zoonotic disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania. In the Mediterranean basin, leishmaniasis is caused by Leishmania infantum and transmitted by bites of sandflies of the genus Phlebotomus, with the dog as the main reservoir host. The most commo...
Case Report: First Case of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis in Suriname doi:10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0728American Journal of Tropical Medicine & HygieneHu, Ricardo V. P. F.Kent, Alida D.Adams, Emily R.van der Veer, CharlotteSabajo, Le...
Cutaneousleishmaniasisis a chronic ulcerative, usually self-healing, infection caused by several species ofLeishmania, and is divided into Old World and New World (or American) forms (Fig. 35.1). Local peoples apply many common names to this disease (see below). Depending on the species involve...
American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) is an infectious disease caused by protozoa of the genusLeishmania, and transmitted by sandflies. In the state of Rio de Janeiro, almost all of the cases of American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) are caused byLeishmania (Viannia) braziliensis, while cas...
[Cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum MON-24 in Tunisia: extension of the focus to the center of the country]. Three clinico-epidemiological forms of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) were described in Tunisia: the zoonotic CL (ZCL) epidemic which occurred in the centre of the count...
PCR and Microscopic Identification of Isolated Leishmania tropica from Clinical Samples of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Human Population of Kohat Region in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. P>Leishmania infantum'un Etken Oldugu Bir Kutanoz Leishmaniasis Olgusu/A Case of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania infan...
Cutaneous leishmaniasisis caused by microorganisms belonging to theL. mexicanaandL. braziliensiscomplexes, as well asL. tropica,L. major(Fig. 16.1andFig. 16.2, respectively) andL. aethiopica. The incubation period usually ranges from one week to several months. ...