Underestimation of Human Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania infantum in an Endemic Area of the Mediterranean Basin (Balearic Islands)

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dc.contributor.authorAlcover Amengual, Maria Magdalena
dc.contributor.authorRocamora, Vicenç
dc.contributor.authorRibas Salvador, Alexis
dc.contributor.authorFisa Saladrigas, Roser
dc.contributor.authorRiera Lizandra, Ma. Cristina
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-15T11:38:08Z
dc.date.available2023-02-15T11:38:08Z
dc.date.issued2023-01-04
dc.date.updated2023-02-15T11:38:08Z
dc.description.abstractLeishmaniasis is an infectious zoonotic disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania. In the Mediterranean basin, leishmaniasis is caused by Leishmania infantum and transmitted by bites of sandflies of the genus Phlebotomus, with the dog as the main reservoir host. The most common form is cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), although visceral cases also occur. The aim of this study was to assess the underestimation of CL in an endemic Mediterranean region. Thus, a retrospective study was performed on all CL cases diagnosed and treated in the Dermatology Service of Manacor Hospital (Majorca, Balearic Islands), and the data obtained were compared with those of local government epidemiological bulletins for the same period. The different clinical presentations were compiled, and data related to sex, age, and lesion type and number were analyzed. The results reveal a clear sub-notification, which indicates that the real incidence of human CL in this area is unknown. Keywords: Leishmania; cutaneous leishmaniasis; Majorca; subnotification of cases
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dc.identifier.idgrec727674
dc.identifier.issn2076-2607
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/193679
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relation.isformatofReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11010126
dc.relation.ispartofMicroorganisms, 2023
dc.relation.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11010126
dc.rightscc-by (c) Alcover Amengual, Maria Magdalena et al., 2023
dc.rights.accessRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.sourceArticles publicats en revistes (Biologia, Sanitat i Medi Ambient)
dc.subject.classificationLeishmania infantum
dc.subject.classificationLeishmaniosi
dc.subject.classificationIlles Balears
dc.subject.otherLeishmania infantum
dc.subject.otherLeishmaniasis
dc.subject.otherBalearic Islands
dc.titleUnderestimation of Human Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania infantum in an Endemic Area of the Mediterranean Basin (Balearic Islands)
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
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