Coarse-resolution Ecology of Etiological Agent, Vector, and Reservoirs of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Libya.

• Main Authors: Abdallah M Samy (Author), Badereddin B Annajar (Author), Mostafa Ramadhan Dokhan (Author), Samia Boussaa (Author), A Townsend Peterson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis ranks among the tropical diseases least known and most neglected in Libya. World Health Organization reports recognized associations of Phlebotomus papatasi, Psammomys obesus, and Meriones spp., with transmission of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL; caused by Leishmania...