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Epidemiological analysis of Leishmania tropica strains and giemsa-stained smears from Syrian and Turkish leishmaniasis patients using multilocus microsatellite typing (MLMT).
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Apr 2017
Karakuş Mehmet, Nasereddin Abed, Onay Hüseyin, Karaca Emin, Özkeklikçi Ahmet, Jaffe Charles L, Kuhls Katrin, Özbilgin Ahmet, Ertabaklar Hatice, Demir Samiye, Özbel Yusuf, Töz Seray
Abstract excerpt
Turkey is located in an important geographical location, in terms of the epidemiology of vector-borne diseases, linking Asia and Europe. Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is one of the endemic diseases in a Turkey and according to the Ministry Health of Turkey, 45% of CL patients originate from Şanlıurfa province located in southeastern Turkey. Herein, the epidemiological status of CL, caused by L. tropica, in Turkey...
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