New Clinicoepidemiologic Profile of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Morocco
- Mohamed Rhajaoui
- Abedelmajeed Nasereddin
- Hajiba Fellah
- Kifaya Azmi
- Fatima Amarir
- Amer Al-Jawabreh
- Suheir Ereqat
- Joseph Planer
- Ziad Abdeen
Publication date
September 2007
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ISSN
1080-6040 Journal
Emerging Infectious Diseases Citation count (estimate)
63Abstract
During the past 20 years, cutaneous leishmaniasis has emerged as a major public health threat in Morocco. We describe distribution of Leishmania major and L. tropica in Morocco and a new focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis due to L. infantum. We recommend using molecular techniques to diagnose suspected leishmaniasis cases
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