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The current epidemiology of leishmaniasis in Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia and...
Özbel, Yusuf; Töz, Seray; Muñoz, Clara; Ortuño, Maria; Jumakanova, Zarima; Pérez-Cutillas, Pedro; Maia, Carla; Conceição, Cláudia; Baneth, Gad© 2022 The Authors. Zoonoses and Public Health published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.; Leishmania spp. are sand fly-borne protozoan parasites causing leishmaniasis in humans and animals. The aim of the study was to analyse the epidemiology of leishmaniasis in Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia from 2005 to 2020 and evaluate the associated risk for disease emergence in European countries. It is based on an analysis of WHO and...
Leishmaniases in the European Union and Neighboring Countries
Berriatua, Eduardo; Maia, Carla; Conceição, Cláudia; Özbel, Yusuf; Töz, Seray; Baneth, Gad; Pérez-Cutillas, Pedro; Ortuño, Maria; Muñoz, ClaraA questionnaire survey of animal and human health authorities in Europe revealed that leishmaniases are not notifiable in all countries with autochthonous cases. Few countries implement surveillance and control targeting both animal and human infections. Leishmaniases are considered emergent diseases in most countries, and lack of resources is a challenge for control.