Molecular identification of Leishmania infection in the most relevant sand fly species and in patient skin samples from a cutaneous leishmaniasis focus, in Morocco.

• Main Authors: Idris Mhaidi (Author), Sofia El Kacem (Author), Mouad Ait Kbaich (Author), Adil El Hamouchi (Author), M'hammed Sarih (Author), Khadija Akarid (Author), Meryem Lemrani (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is an infectious disease caused by various species of Leishmania and transmitted by several species of sand flies. CL is among the most neglected tropical diseases, and it has represented a major health threat over the past 20 years in Morocco. The main objectives of thi...