Leishmaniasis in travelers: a literature review

P Mansueto, A Seidita, G Vitale, A Cascio - Travel medicine and infectious …, 2014 - Elsevier
Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne protozoan infection whose clinical spectrum ranges from
asymptomatic infection to fatal visceral leishmaniasis. Over the last decades, an increase in …

[HTML][HTML] Leishmaniasis, an emerging infection in travelers

A Pavli, HC Maltezou - International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2010 - Elsevier
Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne protozoan infection with a wide clinical spectrum, which
ranges from asymptomatic infection to fatal visceral leishmaniasis. A review of the recent …

Imported leishmaniasis: a heterogeneous group of diseases

A Pérez‐Ayala, F Norman… - Journal of travel …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background. Leishmaniasis is endemic in many countries. The existence of different species
combined with host factors may condition clinical presentation, treatment options, and …

Leishmaniasis acquired by travellers to endemic regions in Europe: a EuroTravNet multi-centre study

U Ehehalt, M Schunk, M Jensenius… - Travel medicine and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus
Leishmania. Clinical manifestations of leishmaniasis include cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) …

Clinical features and diagnosis of 42 travellers with cutaneous leishmaniasis

JJ Scarisbrick, PL Chiodini, J Watson, A Moody… - Travel Medicine and …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Leishmania species that occur within different geographical areas may
cause different clinical manifestations, virulence and drug sensitivity. Patients/Methods. All …

Leishmaniasis, an emerging imported infection: report of 20 cases from Australia

D Stark, S Van Hal, R Lee, D Marriott… - Journal of travel …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Leishmaniasis is a protozoan infection rarely reported in Australia. However, with the advent
of increased international tourism and migration of refugees from endemic regions …

Cutaneous leishmaniasis in the returning traveler

AJ Magill - Infectious Disease Clinics, 2005 - id.theclinics.com
Infection with protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania leads to a wide variety of clinical
disease syndromes called leishmaniasis, or more appropriately the leishmaniases [1]. The …

Cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in travellers and migrants: a 20-year GeoSentinel Surveillance Network analysis

AK Boggild, E Caumes, MP Grobusch… - Journal of travel …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) may be emerging among international travellers
and migrants. Limited data exist on mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL) in travellers. We …

[HTML][HTML] Cutaneous leishmaniasis: an increasing threat for travellers

S Antinori, E Gianelli, S Calattini, E Longhi… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2005 - Elsevier
Analysis of the literature on cutaneous leishmaniasis in low-prevalence countries suggests
an increase in imported cases that is attributable to the growing phenomenon of …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of imported cutaneous leishmaniasis at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London, United Kingdom: use of polymerase chain reaction to …

EC Wall, J Watson, M Armstrong… - The American journal …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This study reviewed all patients diagnosed with imported cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) at
the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in London, United Kingdom, over an 11-year period …