The emergence of Leishmania major and Leishmania donovani in southern Turkey


KOLTAŞ İ. S., Eroglu F., ALABAZ D., UZUN S.

TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, vol.108, no.3, pp.154-158, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Abstract

Background: In southern Turkey, Leishmania tropica and L. infantum are both the causative agents of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) and visceral leishmaniasis (VL), respectively. However, L. major and L. donovani were known to exist after the influx of Syrian refugees.