| 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 |