Phlebotomine sand fly–borne pathogens in the Mediterranean Basin: Human leishmaniasis and phlebovirus infections

M Moriconi, G Rugna, M Calzolari… - PLoS neglected …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Pathogens transmitted to humans by phlebotomine sand flies are neglected, as they cause
infectious diseases that are not on the priority list of national and international public health …

[HTML][HTML] The geographical distribution of cutaneous leishmaniasis causative agents in Iran and its neighboring countries, a review

MA Ghatee, WR Taylor, M Karamian - Frontiers in public health, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Leishmania tropica and Leishmania major are both the main cause of anthroponotic (ACL)
and zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL), respectively, in the Old World. Leishmania …

A Real-Time ITS1-PCR Based Method in the Diagnosis and Species Identification of Leishmania Parasite from Human and Dog Clinical Samples in Turkey

SO Toz, G Culha, FY Zeyrek, H Ertabaklar… - PLoS neglected …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Human visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by L. infantum and cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL)
caused by L. tropica and L. infantum have been reported in Turkey. L. infantum is also …

Arthropod vectors of disease agents: their role in public and veterinary health in Turkiye and their control measures

M Touray, S Bakirci, D Ulug, SH Gulsen, H Cimen… - Acta Tropica, 2023 - Elsevier
Mosquitoes, sandflies, and ticks are hematophagous arthropods that pose a huge threat to
public and veterinary health. They are capable of serving as vectors of disease agents that …

Leishmaniasis in Turkey: Visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania donovani in Turkey

A Özbilgin, M Harman, M Karakuş, A Bart, S Töz, Ö Kurt… - Acta Tropica, 2017 - Elsevier
In Turkey, the main causative agents are Leishmania tropica (L. tropica) and Leishmania
infantum (L. infantum) for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) and L. infantum for visceral …

The emergence of Leishmania major and Leishmania donovani in southern Turkey

IS Koltas, F Eroglu, D Alabaz… - Transactions of the Royal …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background In southern Turkey, Leishmania tropica and L. infantum are both the
causative agents of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) and visceral leishmaniasis (VL) …

[HTML][HTML] Potential animal reservoirs of Toscana virus and coinfections with Leishmania infantum in Turkey

E Dincer, S Gargari, A Ozkul… - The American journal of …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Toscana virus (TOSV), a sandfly-borne phlebovirus, is an important agent of human
meningoencephalitis in the Mediterranean region, for which vertebrates acting as reservoirs …

Canine visceral leishmaniasis in Iran: A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Shokri, M Fakhar, SH Teshnizi - Acta tropica, 2017 - Elsevier
Visceral leishmaniasis is considered an endemic zoonosis in some parts of Iran and dogs
are main reservoirs, which play role in the transmission cycle of human leishmaniasis. This …

Leishmaniasis in Turkey: first clinical isolation of Leishmania major from 18 autochthonous cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis in four geographical regions

A Özbilgin, G Çulha, S Uzun, M Harman… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To report isolation of Leishmania major strains obtained from 18 Turkish
autochthonous cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) patients infected with L. major between 2011 …

Is leishmaniasis the new emerging zoonosis in the world?

E Montaner-Angoiti, L Llobat - Veterinary Research Communications, 2023 - Springer
Leishmania is a genus of parasitic protozoa that causes a disease called leishmaniasis.
Leishmaniasis is transmitted to humans through the bites of infected female sandflies. There …