Knowledge, attitude, and practices towards cutaneous leishmaniasis in referral cases with cutaneous lesions: A cross-sectional survey in remote districts of southern …

S Ahmad, MK Obaid, M Taimur, H Shaheen, SN Khan… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by
Leishmania spp. and transmitted by female sandflies. Terrorism and counter-insurgency …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis outbreak, Waziristan, Pakistan

M Hussain, S Munir, TA Khan, A Khan… - Emerging infectious …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract During 2013–2015, prevalence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in war-affected
Waziristan areas was 3.61% by PCR. Youths (1–15 years of age) were more susceptible …

Distribution and risk of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

W Ullah, TY Yen, S Niaz, N Nasreen, YF Tsai… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a zoonotic infection caused by obligate intracellular
protozoa of the genus Leishmania. This study aimed to investigate CL in Khyber …

Cutaneous leishmaniasis in male schoolchildren in the upper and lower Dir districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and a review of previous record in Pakistan

I Zeb, A Ali, J Nawab, MQ Khan, A Kamil, KH Tsai - Acta Tropica, 2020 - Elsevier
Documented reports are limited, showing cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) as a severe threat
to schoolchildren in Pakistan. The present study aimed to investigate the clinico …

Spatiotemporal patterns of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the district upper and lower Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: A GIS-based spatial approaches

I Zeb, NA Qureshi, N Shaheen, MI Zafar, A Ali, A Hamid… - Acta Tropica, 2021 - Elsevier
While Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is not a life-threatening disease, it leads to devastating
effects on local community. CL is widely scattered manifesting a noticeable epidemiological …

Epidemic outbreak of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in Kohat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

M Hussain, S Munir, MA Jamal, S Ayaz, M Akhoundi… - Acta Tropica, 2017 - Elsevier
An epidemiological and molecular study was carried out for the first time in Kohat District of
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, Pakistan from April 2015 to May 2016 to determine the …

PCR and Microscopic Identification of Isolated Leishmania tropica from Clinical Samples of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Human Population of Kohat Region in …

NM Abd El-Salam, S Ayaz… - BioMed research …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Leishmania tropica was isolated from the clinical patients of cutaneous leishmaniasis in
rural community of Kohat district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and was identified …

[HTML][HTML] First report on molecular characterization of Leishmania species from cutaneous leishmaniasis patients in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan

M Hussain, S Munir, S Ayaz, BU Khattak… - Asian Pacific journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective To report presence of Leishmania major in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan,
where cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is endemic and was thought to be caused by …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular prevalence and estimated risk of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Libya

AA El-Badry, H El-Dwibe, MMA Basyoni… - Journal of Microbiology …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Background/Purpose Cutanoeus leishmaniasis (CL) is an endemic disease in the
Mediterranean area including Libya. The aim of the present study is to detect the prevalent …

[PDF][PDF] Prevalence and molecular diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis in local population of Dir District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

M Hayat, I Ahmad, U Afaq, S Munir, M Anees… - Int J Pharm Sci Rev …, 2013 - academia.edu
ABSTRACT A total of 300 samples were collected from suspected patient to find the
prevalence of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis as well as Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) …