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

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 108 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/trstmh/trt119
  • Journal Name: TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.154-158
  • Keywords: DNA Sequencing, Leishmania donovani, Leishmania major, Real-Time PCR, Turkey, REAL-TIME PCR, CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS, CUKUROVA REGION, DIAGNOSIS, IDENTIFICATION, INFECTION, PARASITE
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

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.