Epidemiological features of a recent zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis outbreak in Zagora province, southern Morocco.

• Autores principales: Adil El Hamouchi (Autor), Othmane Daoui (Autor), Mouad Ait Kbaich (Autor), Idris Mhaidi (Autor), Sofia El Kacem (Autor), Ikram Guizani (Autor), M'hammed Sarih (Autor), Meryem Lemrani (Autor)
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• Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Leishmania major is an endemic vector-borne disease in Morocco that causes zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL), especially in arid pre-Saharan regions where its unique vector and reservoir are Phlebotomus papatasi and Meriones shawi, respectively, and may cause epidemics. In late 2017,...