ReviewDer Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete2015
[Epidemiology and prevention of leishmaniasis in northern Afghanistan].
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- Health Status of Afghan Refugees in Europe: Policy and Practice Implications for an Optimised Healthcare.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Surveillance of leishmaniasis cases from 15 European centres, 2014 to 2019: a retrospective analysis.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2022Article
- Estimation of Leishmania spp. infection in asymptomatic people from Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India by antigen-antibody and skin testing.Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundLeishmaniasis is estimated to cause the ninth largest disease burden among infectious diseases worldwide and it is not preventable by vaccination or chemoprophylaxis, but only by personal protective measures preventing bites of infectious arthropod vectors.
objectivesWhich leishmania species are endemic in northern Afghanistan, what are the clinical characteristics of skin lesions produced by cutanizing leishmania species, what are their epidemiological characteristics, and which preventive measures are feasible?
methodsThe medical literature was reviewed, knowledge gaps were analyzed and completed by our own data collected locally.
resultsFour Leishmania species are considered endemic in northern Afghanistan, of which Leishmania tropica, L. major, and L. donovani can produce skin lesions while L. donovani and L. infantum visceralize. Transmission modes and seasons vary markedly among focally epidemic urban anthroponotic L. tropica and rural enzootic L. major. Combined preventive measures may reduce the infection rate by more than 10,000-fold.
conclusionCutaneous as well as visceral leishmaniasis can occur among returnees from Afghanistan. Atypical, poorly healing skin lesions can be caused by L. donovani. Extensive use of personal protective measures against arthropod vectors is strongly recommended for all travelers.
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