Observational studyEuro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin2024
Re-emergence of human leishmaniasis in northern Italy, 2004 to 2022: a retrospective analysis.
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- Canine Leishmaniosis in Italy: Geospatial Trends and Incidence, a Shift in Epidemiological Approach.Zoonoses and public health · 2026Article
- Analytical and clinical performance of in-house and commercial real-time PCR assays for diagnosingJournal of clinical microbiology · 2026Article
- First molecular evidence of Leishmania parasites in sand flies (Diptera: Phlebotominae) from Slovenia.Parasites & vectors · 2025Article
- A case of relapsing visceral leishmaniasis: the potential role of steroids and RANKL inhibitors in worsening disease outcome.ASM case reports · 2025Article
- Seasonal trends of sand fly abundance andOne health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025Article
- Screening and Diagnosis Access for Neglected and Tropical Parasitic Diseases in Italy: A National Survey.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2025Article
- Combination of Cpb-Hsp70 typing methods reveals genetic divergence between Leishmania infantum strains causing human tegumentary leishmaniasis in northern Italy and central Spain: a retrospective study.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2025Article
- Treatment ofMicroorganisms · 2025Review
- Tonsillar Leishmaniasis: A Rare Clinical Entity Mimicking Malignancy in the Oropharynx - A Case Series from Northeastern Italy.Head and neck pathology · 2025Article
- Current Risks and Prevention Strategies Against Vector-Borne Diseases in Cyprus.Microorganisms · 2025Review
- Human neuroinvasive Toscana virus infections in Italy from 2016 to 2023: Increased incidence in 2022 and 2023.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2025Article
- Monitoring of sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) and pathogen screening in Slovenia with habitat suitability modeling.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- A destruent case of recurrent primary naso-pharyngeal tuberculosis in a migrant.Le infezioni in medicina · 2025Article
- Leishmaniasis in Greece: Prospects of transitioning to a One Health surveillance system.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2024Review
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Abstract
BackgroundHuman leishmaniasis is a protozoan disease transmitted by sand flies and endemic in the Mediterranean region. In Italy, leishmaniasis is present in the south and the western coastal regions, with an epidemic peak detected in northern Italy in the early 1970s.AimTo examine temporal trends, and demographic, clinical, geographical and environmental features of human leishmaniasis cases recorded by the local health unit (LHU) of Bologna, northern Italy.MethodsIn this retrospective observational study, we analysed human leishmaniasis cases recorded from 2004 to 2022 within the Bologna LHU. We also conducted serological investigations for canine leishmaniasis in owned dogs living near the place of infection of human cases.ResultsIn total, 173 cases of human leishmaniasis were detected, and 154 cases were considered autochthonous. An increase of human cases was observed since 2004, with incidence peaks above 2 cases/100,000 inhabitants in 2013, 2018 and 2022; epidemic peaks were preceded by dry summers. Most cases lived in the plain and hilly areas less than 400 m above sea level and many resided in isolated housing, in city outskirts, and/or near uncultivated areas, watercourses and railway sections. The incidence of canine leishmaniasis did not increase in the study period.ConclusionAn epidemic of human leishmaniasis with fluctuating annual numbers of cases, probably related to environmental and climatic factors, was identified in the Bologna LHU. Understanding the risk factors and the environmental characteristics related to places of infection is crucial to evaluate the public health implications of leishmaniasis.
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