Leishmaniasis in the United Kingdom: Experience of a national multidisciplinary team meeting in a non-endemic setting
The experience of the UKLMDT specialist forum provides insight into leishmaniasis in the UK, a non-endemic setting. Key findings include that southern Europe is the primary destination where UK-based leishmaniasis is acquired, and that Leishmania donovani complex (most likely Leishmania infantum) in immunosuppressed hosts is an important cause of mucosal leishmaniasis in Europe. The UKLMDT offers equitable access to expertise for a rare disease in the UK, as well as serving as a model for national provision of multidisciplinary advice for other rare diseases.
Authors
- Elinor Moore
- Stephen L. Walker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2034-8376)
- Peter L. Chiodini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0317-7090)
- J P Minton
- Simran Goyal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8954-6920)
- Sarah Eisen
- Naomi F. Walker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3345-7694)
- Adam Thorburn Gray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9379-8135)
- Anna M. Checkley
- Mark S Bailey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4840-5093)
- Owain Donnelly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5813-3314)
- Ciara Mahon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0467-1122)
- Jonathan Joseph (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6168-095X)
- Laura Nabarro
- Rachel Southern-Thomas
Institutions
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Royal Navy (GB)
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Hospital for Tropical Diseases (GB)
- Eastman Dental Hospital (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2025.102903
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88