An outbreak of Leishmania major from an endemic to a non-endemic region posed a public health threat in Iraq from 2014-2017: Epidemiological, molecular and phylogenetic studies.

• Main Authors: Mariwan M M Al-Bajalan (Author), Sirwan M A Al-Jaf (Author), Sherko S Niranji (Author), Dler R Abdulkareem (Author), Khudhair K Al-Kayali (Author), Hirotomo Kato (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a neglected worldwide, zoonotic, vector-borne, tropical disease that is a threat to public health. This threat may spread from endemic to non-endemic areas. Current research has exploited epidemiological, molecular and phylogenetical studies to determine the danger of...