Journal Name:
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume:
13
Issue:
9
Pages From:
1358
To:
1360
Date:
Saturday, September 1, 2007
Keywords:
cutaneous leishmaniasis, polymerase chain reaction, Leishmania tropica, Morocco, dispatch
Abstract:
During the past 20 years, cutaneous leishmaniasis has emerged as a major public health threat in Morocco. We describe distribution of Leishmania major and L. tropica in Morocco and a new focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis due to L. infantum. We recommend using molecular techniques to diagnose suspected leishmaniasis cases.
