Prevalence and risk factors of cutaneous leishmaniasis in a newly identified endemic site in South-Ethiopia
This is the first report on the existence of CL in this village, with the high prevalence of CL scars indicating long-term endemicity. Further studies are needed to understand the role of animals and their dung in (peri)-domestic CL transmission.
Authors
- Myrthe Pareyn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8918-3901)
- Jean‐Pierre Van Geertruyden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5006-6364)
- Behailu Merdekios (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8378-241X)
- Johan van Griensven (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6581-2964)
- Mesfin Kote
Institutions
- University of Antwerp (BE)
- Arba Minch University (ET)
- Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0311917
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.80
Funders
- University of Gondar
- VLIRUOS