Cutaneous leishmaniasis as an increasing threat for Iranian travellers attending religious ceremonies
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis: an increasing threat for travellers.
Analysis of the literature on cutaneous leishmaniasis in low-prevalence countries suggests an increase in imported cases that is attributable to the growing phenomenon of international tourism, migration and military operations in highly endemic regions. Cases of imported cutaneous leishmaniasis are often missed initially, but diagnosis can be made non-invasively by PCR using skin scrapings of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1020-3397,1687-1634
DOI: 10.26719/emhj.20.062