The emergence of Leishmania major and Leishmania donovani in southern Turkey

KOLTAŞ İ. S., Eroglu F., ALABAZ D., UZUN S.

TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, cilt.108, sa.3, ss.154-158, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 108 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1093/trstmh/trt119
  • Dergi Adı: TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.154-158
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: DNA Sequencing, Leishmania donovani, Leishmania major, Real-Time PCR, Turkey, REAL-TIME PCR, CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS, CUKUROVA REGION, DIAGNOSIS, IDENTIFICATION, INFECTION, PARASITE
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: In southern Turkey, Leishmania tropica and L. infantum are both the causative agents of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) and visceral leishmaniasis (VL), respectively. However, L. major and L. donovani were known to exist after the influx of Syrian refugees.