An outbreak of suspected cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ghana: lessons learnt and preparation for future outbreaks

• Main Authors: Daniel Boakye (Author), Silvia Botero (Author), Kwadwo Koram (Author), Karl C. Kronmann (Author), Greg Raczniak (Author), Ben Gyan (Author), Naiki Puplampu (Author), Kwame Desewu (Author), Godwin Kwakye Nuako (Author), Shirley Odoom (Author), Margaret A. Kweku (Author), Hannah Akuffo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2011-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Human cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) has previously been reported in West Africa, but more recently, sporadic reports of CL have increased. Leishmania major has been identified from Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, and Burkina Faso. Three zymodemes (MON-26, MON-117, and MON-74, the most frequent) have been...