Revisiting epidemiology of leishmaniasis in central Asia: lessons learnt

V Yurchenko, DS Chistyakov, LV Akhmadishina… - Parasitology, 2023‏ - cambridge.org
In this work we reviewed historical and recent data on Leishmania spp. infection combining
data collected in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, China and …

Spatial and temporal distributions of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae), vectors of leishmaniasis, in Iran

A Karimi, AA Hanafi-Bojd, MR Yaghoobi-Ershadi… - Acta tropica, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Leishmaniasis is a major vector-borne disease and health problem in Iran. Studies on sand
flies, as the vectors of the disease, began in the Northern and Western parts of the country in …

Distribution and risk of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

W Ullah, TY Yen, S Niaz, N Nasreen, YF Tsai… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a zoonotic infection caused by obligate intracellular
protozoa of the genus Leishmania. This study aimed to investigate CL in Khyber …

Modeling the distribution of cutaneous leishmaniasis vectors (Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in Iran: a potential transmission in disease prone areas

A Ali Hanafi-Bojd, MR Yaghoobi-Ershadi… - Journal of medical …, 2015‏ - academic.oup.com
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is now the main vector-borne disease in Iran. Two forms of
the disease exist in the country, transmitted by Phlebotomus papatasi and Phlebotomus …

Molecular detection of Leishmania parasites and host blood meal identification in wild sand flies from a new endemic rural region, south of Iran

K Azizi, MB Askari, M Kalantari… - Pathogens and global …, 2016‏ - Taylor & Francis
Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniosis (ZCL) remains the most crucial vector-borne public
health disease particularly in endemic rural parts of Iran. The main aim of this study is to …

Epidemiologic profile of oriental sore caused by Leishmania parasites in a new endemic focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis, southern Iran

M Khosravani, MD Moemenbellah-Fard… - Journal of Parasitic …, 2016‏ - Springer
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is the first and most important vector-borne zoonotic disease
transmitted by sand flies in Iran. As a parasitic disease in the Old World, it is a complex …

Modeling spatial risk of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in Central Iran

B Shiravand, AAD Tafti, AA Hanafi-Bojd… - Acta tropica, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (ZCL) is one of the endemic diseases in central
part of Iran. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to find the areas with a higher risk of …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiological features of cutaneous leishmaniasis and distribution of sand flies in an endemic area in southeast of Iran

A Sanei-Dehkordi, M Soleimani-Ahmadi, M Zare… - Parasite Epidemiology …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Introduction Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a widespread tropical infectious disease in the
world. It is one of the most important health problem in Iran which is endemic in different …

Identification and frequency distribution of Leishmania (L.) major infections in sand flies from a new endemic ZCL focus in southeast Iran

K Azizi, F Abedi, MD Moemenbellah-Fard - Parasitology research, 2012‏ - Springer
Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) is an important public health challenge in Iran. It is
often caused by the protozoan parasite, Leishmania major. This pathogen is principally …

Epidemiological Aspects of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (ZCL) in Iran, the Middle East, and Worldwide: A Comprehensive Systematic Review

H jamali, S Bokaie - medRxiv, 2024‏ - medrxiv.org
Introduction and objectives Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) remains a significant
health problem, particularly in Iran, where 15.8 cases per 100,000 people were reported in …