| molecular diagnosis and identification of leishmania species in jordan from saved dry samples. | diagnosis of the endemic cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) in jordan relies on patient clinical presentation and microscopic identification. studies toward improved identification of the causative leishmania species, especially in regions where multiple species exist, and the introduction of these techniques into medical diagnosis is paramount. this study looked at the current epidemiology of cl in jordan. clinically diagnosed 41 patients with cl were tested for the presence of leishmania parasite us ... | 2016 | 27403435 |
| the endemicity of leishmania tropica (zymodeme mon-137) in the eira-yarqa area of salt district, jordan. | the endemicity of cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) caused by leishmania tropica was ascertained in a focus of the disease around eira and yarqa in salt district, jordan. this focus is about 10 km to the east of another focus of cl, where l. major is the causative agent. as cl occurs sporadically in the study area, with nine cases diagnosed between 1993 and 1995, it is probably zoonotic. each case had one or two lesions and most lesions were on the face. isoenzymatic electrophoresis showed that all t ... | 1997 | 9329981 |
| cutaneous leishmaniasis due to leishmania tropica in jordan. | | 1993 | 8296360 |
| a new focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by leishmania tropica in northern jordan. | an endemic focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by leishmania tropica was identified in the district of bani kinana, northern jordan. fifty-five autochthonous cases were detected from february to september 1994 in a population of about 50,000. most cases (74.5%) were from the villages of malka and um-quais. the lesions were typically small, dry and mostly located on the face and extremities. multiple lesions were common. incidence was higher in females than in males and familial clustering of ... | 1995 | 7660425 |