The current clinical and geographical situation of cutaneous leishmaniasis based on species identification in Turkey

Ozbilgin A., Toz S., Harman M., Topal S. G., UZUN S., Okudan F., ...Daha Fazla

ACTA TROPICA, cilt.190, ss.59-67, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 190
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.11.001
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA TROPICA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.59-67
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous, Clinic, Epidemiology, Turkey, PHLEBOTOMINE SAND FLIES, EXPERIENCE, SANLIURFA, FEATURES, DONOVANI, DIPTERA, VECTOR, FOCUS
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Leishmaniases are a group of vector-borne diseases caused by the members of Leishrnania genus, and there are three main clinical forms of the infection as visceral, cutaneous, and mucocutaneous. Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a growing public health problem in Turkey due to increasing detection of autochthonous cases caused by L. major and L. donovani in some regions in addition to Syrian imported cases. For this reason, we aimed to evaluate the current epidemiological situation of CL in the view of causative agents and their geographical distribution throughout Turkey.