| cutaneous leishmaniasis (leishmania tropica) in a german tourist after travel to greece. | we report on a german tourist returning from vacations in southern greece with cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) presenting as multiple erythematosquamous lesions caused by leishmania tropica (zymodeme mon-57). in spite of its endemicity, only few data are available on the incidence and current distribution of cl in greece, which may allow for an assessment of the risk for travelers. | 2009 | 19538585 |
| molecular detection of leishmania infantum in wild rodents (rattus norvegicus) in greece. | leishmania infantum and leishmania tropica are the species responsible for visceral leishmaniasis and cutaneous leishmaniasis respectively. in greece, both diseases are endemic. the dog is considered the main reservoir of l. infantum, whereas the role of other animals for both l. infantun and l. tropica is unknown. spleens from wild rattus norvegicus, live trapped in greece, were examined for the presence of leishmania parasites by pcr. out of 16 samples examined, only one was found positive for ... | 2010 | 19912600 |
| leishmaniases in greece. | abstract. during the last 35 years, visceral leishmaniasis has spread in greece with autochthonous human cases appearing in 41 of the 54 prefectures. the occurrence of the disease was mapped and related to dog seropositivity, environmental and geospatial risk factors. average dog seropositivity was 22.1% and positive animals were found in 43 of 54 prefectures. factors like: altitude, presence of water bodies, land use, wind speed, mean land surface temperature, mean relative humidity, and mean a ... | 2013 | 24062479 |
| leishmaniasis in greece ii. isolation and identification of the parasite causing cutaneous leishmaniasis in man. | the serological and biochemical identity of four greek leishmanial strains isolated from cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis was determined. all four strains were identical and shown to be leishmania tropica (formerly l. t. minor). the cases are described; two came from the greek mainland and two from greek islands, one of the latter being a case of leishmaniasis recidivans. the significance of the results is discussed, in particular the co-existence in greece of strains of l. tropica and l. donova ... | 1984 | 6433815 |