Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania infantum, Israel, 2018–2021
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is endemic to Israel. Previously, CL caused by Leishmania infantum had been reported in Israel only once (in 2016). We report 8 L. infantum CL cases; 7 occurred during 2020–2021. None of the patients had systemic disease. L. infantum CL may be an emerging infection in I...
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| author | Michal Solomon Nadav Astman Karin Warshavsky Aviv Barzilai Tal Meningher Dror Avni Eli Schwartz |
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is endemic to Israel. Previously, CL caused by Leishmania infantum had been reported in Israel only once (in 2016). We report 8 L. infantum CL cases; 7 occurred during 2020–2021. None of the patients had systemic disease. L. infantum CL may be an emerging infection in Israel.
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| spelling | doaj.art-ea84f97487934d56ad7e6e85d224ec072023-04-20T14:27:43ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592023-05-0129598899110.3201/eid2905.221812Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania infantum, Israel, 2018–2021Michal SolomonNadav AstmanKarin WarshavskyAviv BarzilaiTal MeningherDror AvniEli Schwartz Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is endemic to Israel. Previously, CL caused by Leishmania infantum had been reported in Israel only once (in 2016). We report 8 L. infantum CL cases; 7 occurred during 2020–2021. None of the patients had systemic disease. L. infantum CL may be an emerging infection in Israel. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/5/22-1812_articlecutaneous leishmaniasisLeishmania infantumparasiteszoonosesemerging infectionIsrael |
| spellingShingle | Michal Solomon Nadav Astman Karin Warshavsky Aviv Barzilai Tal Meningher Dror Avni Eli Schwartz Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania infantum, Israel, 2018–2021 Emerging Infectious Diseases cutaneous leishmaniasis Leishmania infantum parasites zoonoses emerging infection Israel |
| title | Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania infantum, Israel, 2018–2021 |
| title_full | Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania infantum, Israel, 2018–2021 |
| title_fullStr | Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania infantum, Israel, 2018–2021 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania infantum, Israel, 2018–2021 |
| title_short | Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania infantum, Israel, 2018–2021 |
| title_sort | cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by leishmania infantum israel 2018 2021 |
| topic | cutaneous leishmaniasis Leishmania infantum parasites zoonoses emerging infection Israel |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/5/22-1812_article |
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