Prevalence of Leishmania species among patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis in Qassim province of Saudi Arabia

Prevalence of Leishmania species among patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis in Qassim province of Saudi Arabia

Abstract Background Leishmaniasis is a parasitic infection endemic in more than ninety countries of the world. The cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a most common form of leishmaniasis and it remains to be a major public health issue in Saudi Arabia. This study was undertaken to investigate the Leishm...

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Main Authors: Zafar Rasheed, Ahmed A. Ahmed, Tarek Salem, Mohammed S. Al-Dhubaibi, Ahmad A. Al Robaee, Abdullateef A. Alzolibani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Cutaneous leishmaniasis
L. major
L.tropica
L. infantum/donovani
Qassim
Saudi Arabia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-6710-8

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