Leishmaniasis in Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorOk Ü.Z.
dc.contributor.authorBalcioǧlu I.C.
dc.contributor.authorTaylan Özkan A.
dc.contributor.authorÖzensoy S.
dc.contributor.authorÖzbel Y.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:25:16Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:25:16Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.description.abstractLeishmaniases are widespread in most countries in the Mediterranean basin, including Turkey. Two forms are observed in Turkey; Leishmania infantum is responsible from visceral leishmaniasis (VL), and L. tropica causes cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). Phlebotomus sergenti, P. papatasi, P. major and P. syriacus are considered to be the probable vectors, and dogs are the main reservoir of L. infantum, while P. sergenti is the main suspected vector of L. tropica. VL is sporadically seen mainly in the Aegean, Mediterranean, and Central Anatolia Regions, but CL is endemic, especially in the Southeastern and Mediterranean Regions. Major touristic sites are free of both infections, and no infection is reported in any tourist. Mean number of annual VL and CL cases reported to Ministry of Health are 40 and 1,204, respectively, in the last four years. These data suggest that both VL and CL represent a public health problem in Turkey, but a decline is observed in the number of cases with both infections in recent years. © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1016/S0001-706X(02)00134-1
dc.identifier.issn0001706X
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/20351
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.subjectAnimals
dc.subjectDisease Reservoirs
dc.subjectDogs
dc.subjectEndemic Diseases
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectInsect Vectors
dc.subjectLeishmania infantum
dc.subjectLeishmania tropica
dc.subjectLeishmaniasis
dc.subjectLeishmaniasis, Cutaneous
dc.subjectPhlebotomus
dc.subjectPrevalence
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectCanis familiaris
dc.subjectLeishmania infantum
dc.subjectLeishmania tropica
dc.subjectPhlebotomus papatasi
dc.subjectPhlebotomus sergenti
dc.subjectPhlebotomus syriacus
dc.subjectdisease prevalence
dc.subjectepidemiology
dc.subjectleishmaniasis
dc.subjectmedical geography
dc.subjectpublic health
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectdisease carrier
dc.subjectdog
dc.subjectendemic disease
dc.subjecthealth care organization
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectLeishmania infantum
dc.subjectLeishmania tropica
dc.subjectnonhuman
dc.subjectphlebitomus syriacus
dc.subjectPhlebotomus
dc.subjectphlebotomus major
dc.subjectphlebotomus papatasi
dc.subjectphlebotomus sergenti
dc.subjectskin leishmaniasis
dc.subjectSouthern Europe
dc.subjecttourism
dc.subjectTurkey (republic)
dc.subjectvisceral leishmaniasis
dc.subjectzoonosis
dc.titleLeishmaniasis in Turkey
dc.typeArticle

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