The geographical distribution of cutaneous leishmaniasis causative agents in Iran and its neighboring countries, a review

MA Ghatee, WR Taylor, M Karamian - Frontiers in public health, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Leishmania tropica and Leishmania major are both the main cause of anthroponotic (ACL)
and zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL), respectively, in the Old World. Leishmania …

Arthropod vectors of disease agents: their role in public and veterinary health in Turkiye and their control measures

M Touray, S Bakirci, D Ulug, SH Gulsen, H Cimen… - Acta Tropica, 2023 - Elsevier
Mosquitoes, sandflies, and ticks are hematophagous arthropods that pose a huge threat to
public and veterinary health. They are capable of serving as vectors of disease agents that …

The current clinical and geographical situation of cutaneous leishmaniasis based on species identification in Turkey

A Özbilgin, S Töz, M Harman, SG Topal, S Uzun… - Acta Tropica, 2019 - Elsevier
Leishmaniases are a group of vector-borne diseases caused by the members of Leishmania
genus, and there are three main clinical forms of the infection as visceral, cutaneous, and …

Clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Turkey

S Uzun, MS Gürel, M Durdu, M Akyol… - International journal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a vector‐born parasitic disease characterized
by various skin lesions that cause disfiguration if healed spontaneously. Although CL has …

Leishmaniasis in Turkey: Visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania donovani in Turkey

A Özbilgin, M Harman, M Karakuş, A Bart, S Töz, Ö Kurt… - Acta Tropica, 2017 - Elsevier
In Turkey, the main causative agents are Leishmania tropica (L. tropica) and Leishmania
infantum (L. infantum) for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) and L. infantum for visceral …

The new situation of cutaneous leishmaniasis after Syrian civil war in Gaziantep city, Southeastern region of Turkey

A Özkeklikçi, M Karakuş, Y Özbel, S Töz - Acta Tropica, 2017 - Elsevier
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is an important public health problem with around 2.000
autochthonous reported cases each year in Turkey. Due to the civil war in Syria, Turkey …

Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in the Greek Aegean Islands: ecological approaches

N Tsirigotakis, C Pavlou, V Christodoulou… - Parasites & vectors, 2018 - Springer
Background Blood-sucking phlebotomine sand flies are the vectors of the protozoan
parasites Leishmania spp. Different Phlebotomus species transmit different Leishmania …

The current epidemiology of leishmaniasis in Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia and implications for disease emergence in European countries

Y Özbel, S Töz, C Muñoz, M Ortuño… - Zoonoses and Public …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Leishmania spp. are sand fly‐borne protozoan parasites causing leishmaniasis in humans
and animals. The aim of the study was to analyse the epidemiology of leishmaniasis in …

Design, synthesis, and in vitro biological evaluation of novel thiazolopyrimidine derivatives as antileishmanial compounds

H Istanbullu, G Bayraktar, H Akbaba… - Archiv der …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A series of thiazolopyrimidine derivatives was designed and synthesized as a Leishmania
major pteridine reductase 1 (LmPTR1) enzyme inhibitor. Their LmPTR1 inhibitor activities …

Leishmania kinetoplast DNA contributes to parasite burden in infected macrophages: Critical role of the cGAS-STING-TBK1 signaling pathway in macrophage …

IC Yilmaz, E Dunuroglu, IC Ayanoglu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Leishmania parasites harbor a unique network of circular DNA known as kinetoplast DNA
(kDNA). The role of kDNA in leishmania infections is poorly understood. Herein, we show …