| leishmaniasis in turkey: molecular characterization of leishmania from human and canine clinical samples. | human leishmaniasis, both visceral and cutaneous, and canine leishmaniasis have been reported in turkey for centuries. however, the advent of new diagnostic tools during the last 30 years has led to the recognition that leishmaniasis is an important public health problem throughout the country. in most disease foci both canine and human leishmaniases exist together and identification of parasite species causing these diseases is a pre-requisite for understanding disease epidemiology. a total of ... | 2009 | 19737374 |
| gc-ms analysis and antileishmanial activities of two turkish propolis types. | propolis is a honeybee product with a very complex chemical composition and various pharmacological properties. this study was aimed to investigate antileishmanial activities of "bursa" and "hatay" propolis samples against leishmania infantum and leishmania tropica strains. propolis samples were analysed with the gas chromatography-mass spectrometry technique. promastigotes were incubated in roswell park memorial institute culture medium in the absence and presence of several concentrations (50, ... | 2011 | 20842509 |
| [cutaneous leishmaniasis in turkey]. | cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) caused by leishmania protozoon parasites is a disease which is characterized by long-term nodulo-ulcerative lesions healing spontaneously with scarring. the disease has been well-known in anatolia for centuries and has different names such as; urfa boil, antep boil, year boil, halep boil, oriental sore and beauty scar. the causative agents are leishmania tropica and leishmania tropica/leishmania infantum in southeastern anatolia and east mediterranean, respectively. ... | 2012 | 22801920 |