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Epidemiology of Imported Leishmaniasis in Italy: Implications for a European Endemic Country

26 Jun 2015

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In the past decade, the number of imported leishmaniasis cases has increased in countries of Western Europe. The trend is associated with increasing travels, ecotourism activity, military operations and immigration. While in endemic countries leishmaniasis is usually well diagnosed, accurate patient history and parasite identification are necessary to distinguish between autochthonous and imported cases. This is...

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PMID: 26114938
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0129418

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