| human cutaneous leishmaniasis due to leishmania infantum in the sidi bourouis focus (northern tunisia): epidemiological study and isoenzymatic characterization of the parasites. | the authors report an increase of the number of case of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the sidi bourouis region community of siliana governorate (tunisia), with 38 cases diagnosed in 6 months (1st november 2000-30th april 2001), contrary to its usual sporadic character. the isoenzymatic identification of 15 isolated strains emphasizes the role of the leishmania infantum zymodeme mon-1 as an important factor in the genesis of the sporadic cutaneous leishmaniasis of northern tunisia. in fact it was is ... | 2003 | 12505186 |