background: an epidemiological study was carried out on the vector(s) and reservoir(s) of cutaneous leishmaniasis in rural areas of kalaleh district, golestan province during 2006 - 2007. methods: totally 4900 sand flies were collected using sticky papers and were subjected to molecular methods for de­tection of leishmanial parasite. results: phlebotomus papatasi was the common species in outdo...

BACKGROUND Leishmaniasis is a protozoan disease cause by Leishmania genus. Anthroponotic and zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis are endemic in Iran. The aim of this study was to identify the causative agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis by mini-exon gene in five regions of Khuzestan Province, southwest of Iran. METHODS From 2007 to 2008 in this cross-sectional study, cutaneous samples were collect...

Bangladesh is non endemic for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL). Rarely, we come across such cases in workers returning from Middle east particularly Saudi Arabia. Recently found and managed a case of cutaneous leishmaniasis 37 year old male Arabia with lesion behind his left ankle joint. Although Sodium Stibogluconate the first choice drug to treat CL, it not available Bangladesh. He was successful...

To the Editor: In Afghanistan, most cutaneous leishmaniasis cases are caused by Leishmania tropica, which is transmitted anthroponotical-ly by the sandfly Phlebotomus sergen-ti (1). Cutaneous leishmaniasis can have devastating effects on local communities because of its clinical symptoms , i.e., large, multiple, or both, disfiguring lesions, that can lead to social ostracism of affected persons...

background: leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease caused by species of protozoa of the genus leishmania . in recent years, incidence of cutaneous leishmaniasis has increasing trend in golestan province, north of iran. the aim of the present study was to identify the frequency of cutaneous leishmaniasis using pcr-rflp in patients referred to kalaleh health center, during 2013-14. methods: this des...

Background: Some researchers claim that permethrin-impregnated clothes are effective in the prevention of cutaneous leishmaniasis. Objectives: To determine the effectiveness of permethrin-impregnated clothes in the prevention of cutaneous leishmaniasis. Patients and Methods: 272 soldiers were randomized in two groups. In one group permethrin-impregnated clothes and in the other group, control c...

Background: Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a common parasitic disease in Isfahan province. A common complication of cutaneous leishmaniasis is bacterial superinfection, which may intensify the disease and produce scarring. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the bacterial species isolated from infected lesions of cutaneous leishmaniasis. Patients and Methods: Two hundred out of ...

American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) transmission patterns have been increasingly associated with domestic and peridomestic environments. Here, we present results from an epidemiological survey of 94 people from 24 households in Trinidad de Las Minas, western Panama. We studied the role of sand fly abundance, housing quality, peridomicile landscape matrix, and vegetation structure on shaping ...

background cutaneous leishmaniasis is an endemic infectious disease in iran caused by flagellated protozoa. the most common cause of cutaneous leishmaniasis is l. major. we report a case of disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis after renal transplantation. a 50-year old man received renal transplantation three months ago for diabetes mellitus-associated renal failure. before renal transplantatio...