Cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum transmitted by Phlebotomus tobbi

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 251-256

  Svobodová, Milena ^a   Alten, Bulent ^b   Zídková, Lenka ^a   Dvořák, Vít ^a   Hlavačková, Jitka ^a   Myšková, Jitka ^a   Šeblová, Veronika ^a   Kasap, Ozge Erisoz ^b   Belen, Asli ^b   Votýpka, Jan ^a   Volf, Petr ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anthroponosis; Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Epidemiology; Leishmania infantum; Phlebotomus tobbi; Sand fly; Transmission

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FLY; HEALTH RISK; PARASITIC DISEASE; PHYLOGENETICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; FLY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; MALE; PHLEBOTOMUS TOBBI; PHYLOGENY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PROMASTIGOTE; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHLEBOTOMUS; TURKEY;

BOS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PHLEBOTOMUS TOBBI;

EID: 57449117329     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2008.06.016     Document Type: Article

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