Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Pakistan: a neglected disease needing one health strategy

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Pakistan: a neglected disease needing one health strategy

Abstract Background Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) is a neglected tropical disease, which mainly affects poor communities. It is one of the major vector-borne disease and endemic in Pakistan. Methods A case-control study to evaluate potential risk factors of human-CL was conducted in Khewra region, Di...

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Main Authors: Behzad Kayani, Shakera Sadiq, Hamad Bin Rashid, Naseer Ahmed, Altaf Mahmood, Muhammad Shakeel Khaliq, Rubab Maqsood, Haroon Rashid, Saima Hasan, Muhammad Hassan Mushtaq, Ubaid-ur-Rehman Zia, Mamoona Chaudhry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Leishmaniasis
Sand-fly
Cutaneous
Vector-borne
Risk factors
Case-control
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06327-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06327-w

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