Anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in Tunisia: Presence of Leishmania killicki outside its original focus of Tataouine

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 499-501

  Haouas, Najoua ^a   Chargui, N ^a   Chaker, E ^b   Ben Said, M ^c   Babba, H ^a   Belhadj, S ^b   Kallel, K ^b   Pratlong, F ^d   Dedet, J P ^d   Mezhoud, H ^a   Azaiez, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b LA RABTA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^c Laboratoire de Parasitologie Mycologie   (Tunisia)

^d MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis; Leishmania killicki MON 8; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; ISOENZYME ANALYSIS; LEISHMANIA; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; TUNISIA;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; TUNISIA;

LEISHMANIA KILLICKI;

EID: 21044436872     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2004.11.012     Document Type: Article

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