Prevalence and determinants of Leishmania major infection in emerging and old foci in Tunisia

Prevalence and determinants of Leishmania major infection in emerging and old foci in Tunisia

Abstract Background Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (ZCL) due to Leishmania major (L. major) is still a serious public health problem in Tunisia. This study aimed to compare the prevalence and risk factors associated with L. major infection in old and new foci using leishmanin skin test (LST) in ce...

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Main Authors: Jihene Bettaieb, Amine Toumi, Sadok Chlif, Bilel Chelghaf, Aicha Boukthir, Adel Gharbi, Afif Ben Salah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2014-08-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Leishmanin Skin Test
Prevalence
Risk factors
Tunisia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-386

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https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-386

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