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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Dujardin, Jean-Claude ; Campino, Lenea ; Cañavate, Carmen ; Dedet, Jean-Pierre ; Gradoni, Luigi ; ... More +
Dujardin, Jean-Claude ; Campino, Lenea ; Cañavate, Carmen ; Dedet, Jean-Pierre ; Gradoni, Luigi ; Soteriadou, Ketty ; Mazeris, Apostolos ; Ozbel, Yusuf ; Boelaert, Marleen Less -
Description:
The risk for reintroduction of some exotic vector-borne diseases in Europe has become a hot topic, while the reality of others is neglected at the public health policy level. Leishmaniasis is endemic in all southern countries of Europe, with approximately 700 autochthonous human cases reported each year (3,950 if Turkey is included). Asymptomatic cases have been estimated at 30-100/1 symptomatic case, and leishmaniasis has up to 25% seroprevalence in domestic dogs. Even though leishmaniasis is essentially associated with Leishmania infantum and visceral leishmaniasis, new species, such as L. donovani and L. tropica, might colonize European sand fly vectors. Drug-resistant L. infantum strains might be exported outside Europe through dogs. Despite this possibility, no coordinated surveillance of the disease exists at the European level. In this review of leishmaniasis importance in Europe, we would like to bridge the gap between research and surveillance and control.
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Animals
Communicable Diseases, Emerging
Drug Resistance
Endemic Diseases
Greenhouse Effect
Humans
Leishmaniasis, Visceral
Phlebotomus
Seroepidemiologic Studies

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 14(7):1013-1018.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Europe
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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