Publications

cutaneous leishmaniasis: iso-enzyme characterisation of leishmania tropica.	in order to identify and characterise the organisms responsible for cutaneous leishmaniasis, parasites were isolated from active lesions, grown in-vitro cultures and identified by iso-enzyme characterisation. thirteen isolates from different patients were typed as l. tropica. seven of these isolates were from afghan refugees encamped in the suburbs of islamabad, 3 were from patients in multan, 1 was from a patient from azad jammu and kashmir and 1 was from besham (swat, nwfp). the study confirms ...	1997	9510629
recurrent cutaneous leishmaniasis presenting as sporotrichoid abscesses: a rare presentation near afghanistan border.	cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by leishmania tropica and leishmania major is endemic in pakistan and is the second most prevalent vector-borne disease in the country (after malaria). we report a case of non-ulcerating, sporotrichoid cutaneous leishmaniasis that recurred 2 years after successful treatment of two typical leishmaniasis ulcers. the patient came from kohat, a border town in the northwestern region of pakistan about 50 miles east of afghanistan. it is important for physicians to be fa ...	2007	17498434
infectious diseases of afghan immigrants in the united states: review of published reports.	infectious diseases of immigrants may differ from patients born and resident in the same country, especially if immigrants from africa or asia live in europe or north america. because the available information is limited published reports of infections of afghan immigrants in the united states and other countries were analysed. four reports from the us and 15 reports from other countries were identified [7, (46.7%) pakistan, 5 (33.3%) iran, 1 (6.7%) united kingdom, 1 (6.7%) germany, 1 (6.7%) isr ...	2011	22830174
genetic polymorphisms and drug susceptibility in four isolates of leishmania tropica obtained from canadian soldiers returning from afghanistan.	cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) is a vector-borne parasitic disease characterized by the presence of one or more lesions on the skin that usually heal spontaneously after a few months. most cases of cl worldwide occur in southwest asia, africa and south america, and a number of cases have been reported among troops deployed to afghanistan. no vaccines are available against this disease, and its treatment relies on chemotherapy. the aim of this study was to characterize parasites isolated from canad ...	2012	22272366
molecular epidemiology of imported cases of leishmaniasis in australia from 2008 to 2014.	leishmaniasis is a vector borne disease caused by protozoa of the genus leishmania. human leishmaniasis is not endemic in australia though imported cases are regularly encountered. this study aimed to provide an update on the molecular epidemiology of imported leishmaniasis in australia. of a total of 206 biopsies and bone marrow specimens submitted to st vincent's hospital sydney for leishmaniasis diagnosis by pcr, 55 were found to be positive for leishmania dna. all pcr products were subjected ...	2015	25734905
[epidemiology and prevention of leishmaniasis in northern afghanistan].	leishmaniasis is estimated to cause the ninth largest disease burden among infectious diseases worldwide and it is not preventable by vaccination or chemoprophylaxis, but only by personal protective measures preventing bites of infectious arthropod vectors.	2015	25821066