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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Tegumentary Leishmaniasis in Northeastern Italy from 2017 to 2020: A Neglected Public Health Issue.

Valeria Gaspari, Tommaso Gritti, Margherita Ortalli, Annalisa Santi, Giorgio Galletti, Arianna Rossi, Gianluca Rugna, Andrea Mattivi, Giulio Matteo, Gian L Belloli and 3 more

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors.

Valeria GaspariUnit of Dermatology, Head and Neck Department, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Tommaso GrittiSection of Microbiology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5473-6070
Margherita OrtalliSection of Microbiology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5447-8817
Annalisa SantiIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna, 25124 Brescia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7846-8856
Giorgio GallettiIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna, 25124 Brescia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4522-8976
Arianna RossiIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna, 25124 Brescia, Italy.
Gianluca RugnaIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna, 25124 Brescia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7437-1929
Andrea MattiviRegional Health Authority, Emilia-Romagna Region, 40127 Bologna, Italy.
Giulio MatteoRegional Health Authority, Emilia-Romagna Region, 40127 Bologna, Italy.
Gian L BelloliRegional Health Authority, Emilia-Romagna Region, 40127 Bologna, Italy.
Giovanna MatteiRegional Health Authority, Emilia-Romagna Region, 40127 Bologna, Italy.
Stefania VaraniSection of Microbiology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0862-4937
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Funding

Ministero della Salute PRC2019016University of Bologna RFO funds
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tegumentary leishmaniasis (TL) includes cutaneous (CL) and mucosal (ML) leishmaniasis; despite being endemic in southern Europe, it is often underdiagnosed and underreported. This study aimed to retrospectively examine data collected from patients with TL in a selected area of northeastern Italy (Emilia-Romagna region, RER). A network of 10 diagnostic units within RER was established, and TL cases diagnosed in RER from 2017 to 2020 were evaluated. A total of 135 TL cases were collected (62% male, 38% female); patients ranged from 1 to 84 years, with a median age of 57. Among these cases, 113 (84%) were notified to the public health authorities. The average annual incidence of TL was 0.76 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Infections were acquired within the RER in 84% of cases; the 113 autochthonous cases were distributed in the foothills areas of the region. We provide evidence of a defined spatial distribution of TL cases in a selected area of northeastern Italy, as well as a relevant number of ML cases. Our observations suggest the need to raise awareness about TL among clinicians and pathologists, promote the molecular confirmation of cases by reference laboratories, and encourage the establishment of surveillance networks for this neglected disease.

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LeishmaniasisLeishmaniasis, CutaneousFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleNeglected DiseasesPublic HealthRetrospective Studiesautochthonous casescutaneous leishmaniasisLeishmania infantummucosal leishmaniasistegumentary leishmaniasis

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PMCPMC9740434

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