A newly emerged cutaneous leishmaniasis focus in northern Israel and two new reservoir hosts of Leishmania major

• Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases Vol. 7; no. 2; p. e2058
• Main Authors: Faiman, Roy, Abbasi, Ibrahim, Jaffe, Charles, Motro, Yoav, Nasereddin, Abdelmagid, Schnur, Lionel F, Torem, Moshe, Pratlong, Francine, Dedet, Jean-Pierre, Warburg, Alon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 01.02.2013; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Agriculture; Alfalfa; Animals; Arvicolinae - parasitology; Biology; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Dermatology; Diagnosis; Disease Reservoirs; Distribution; DNA; DNA, Protozoan - genetics; DNA, Protozoan - isolation & purification; DNA, Ribosomal Spacer - genetics; DNA, Ribosomal Spacer - isolation & purification; Emerging diseases; Experiments; Farming; Female; Gerbillinae - parasitology; Human health and pathology; Humans; Infections; Infectious diseases; Insecticides; Insects; Israel - epidemiology; Leishmania major - genetics; Leishmania major - isolation & purification; Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous; Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - epidemiology; Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - parasitology; Life Sciences; Medicine; Microbiology and Parasitology; Military personnel; Organic farming; Parasites; Parasitic diseases; Parasitology; Phlebotomus - parasitology; Rodents; Sand & gravel; Studies; Tropical diseases; Vector-borne diseases; Israel; Asia; Animals; Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous; DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; Gerbillinae; Phlebotomus; Humans; Arvicolinae; Female; Disease Reservoirs; Israel; DNA, Protozoan; Leishmania major

In 2006/7, 18 cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) were reported for the first time from Sde Eliyahu (pop. 650), a village in the Beit She'an valley of Israel. Between 2007-2011, a further 88 CL cases were diagnosed bringing the total to 106 (16.3% of the population of Sde Eliyahu). The majori...