Prevalence of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Districts of High and Low Endemicity in Mali.

• Main Authors: Bourama Traoré (Author), Fabiano Oliveira (Author), Ousmane Faye (Author), Adama Dicko (Author), Cheick A Coulibaly (Author), Ibrahim M Sissoko (Author), Samake Sibiry (Author), Nafomon Sogoba (Author), Moussa Brema Sangare (Author), Yaya I Coulibaly (Author), Pierre Traore (Author), Sekou F Traore (Author), Jennifer M Anderson (Author), Somita Keita (Author), Jesus G Valenzuela (Author), Shaden Kamhawi (Author), Seydou Doumbia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Historically the western sahelian dry regions of Mali are known to be highly endemic for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) caused by Leishmania major, while cases are rarely reported from the Southern savanna forest of the country. Here, we report baseline prevalence of CL infection in 3 ecologically dis...