| description of a dermatropic leishmania close to l. killicki (rioux, lanotte & pratlong 1986) in algeria. | cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) is endemic in algeria where two forms have been previously described, the sporadic form caused by leishmania infantum in the north and the cutaneous form caused by l. major in central and southern parts of the country. during 2005, a cl outbreak occurred in the province of ghardaïa, located in the north of sahara, where 2040 cases were recorded, of which several were from urban areas. six strains isolated from patients with active lesions were identified by isoenzyme ... | 2009 | 19464720 |