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

• Main Authors: Adil El Hamouchi (Author), Othmane Daoui (Author), Mouad Ait Kbaich (Author), Idris Mhaidi (Author), Sofia El Kacem (Author), Ikram Guizani (Author), M'hammed Sarih (Author), Meryem Lemrani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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,...