Investigating potential sand fly vectors after the first reported outbreak of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ghana

Investigating potential sand fly vectors after the first reported outbreak of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ghana

Abstract Background Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease caused by species of the genus Leishmania, which are transmitted through the bite of infected female sand flies. Since the first reported outbreak of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ghana, in 1999, there has been limited published information on it...

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Main Authors: Dziedzom K. de Souza, Seth Offei Addo, Kwame Desewu, Chukwunonso O. Nzelu, Mba T. Mosore, Shirley Nimo-Paintsil, Naiki Attram, Maxwell Appawu, Michael D. Wilson, Daniel A. Boakye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-04-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Cutaneous leishmaniasis
Ghana
Neglected tropical disease
Phlebotomus
Sergentomyia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-05767-4

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