Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Hampers COVID-19: A Controlled Cross-Sectional Study in High-Burden Endemic Areas of Iran

• Main Authors: Mehdi Bamorovat (Author), Iraj Sharifi (Author), Mehdi Shafiei Bafti (Author), Setareh Agha Kuchak Afshari (Author), Mohammad Reza Aflatoonian (Author), Ali Karamoozian (Author), Abdollah Jafarzadeh (Author), Raheleh Amirzadeh (Author), Ahmad Khosravi (Author), Zahra Babaei (Author), Farzane Safa (Author), Fatemeh Sharifi (Author), Amireh Heshmatkhah (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Springer, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Introduction Emerging infectious diseases such as SARS-CoV-2 can cause pandemics and create a critical risk for humans. In a previous pilot study, we reported that the immunological responses induced by cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) could decrease the incidence and severity of COVID-19. In t...