Identification of Leishmania Species in Naturally Infected Sand Flies from Refugee Camps, Greece

High infection rates of Leishmania donovani and L. tropica were detected in Phlebotomus spp. sand flies collected from refugee camps in Greece, indicating increased risk of infection among local populations. Detection and treatment of leishmaniasis, community education, and vector control are essent...

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Autores principales: Fotakis, Emmanouil A., Giantsis, Ioannis A., Avgerinou, Aimilia, Kourtidis, Sofoklis, Agathaggelidou, Evangelia, Kapoula, Christina, Dadakou, Glykeria, Vontas, John, Chaskopoulou, Alexandra
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6346468/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30346269
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2502.181359
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author Fotakis, Emmanouil A.
Giantsis, Ioannis A.
Avgerinou, Aimilia
Kourtidis, Sofoklis
Agathaggelidou, Evangelia
Kapoula, Christina
Dadakou, Glykeria
Vontas, John
Chaskopoulou, Alexandra
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Giantsis, Ioannis A.
Avgerinou, Aimilia
Kourtidis, Sofoklis
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Kapoula, Christina
Dadakou, Glykeria
Vontas, John
Chaskopoulou, Alexandra
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description High infection rates of Leishmania donovani and L. tropica were detected in Phlebotomus spp. sand flies collected from refugee camps in Greece, indicating increased risk of infection among local populations. Detection and treatment of leishmaniasis, community education, and vector control are essential measures to prevent pathogen transmission and protect public health.
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spelling pubmed-63464682019-02-01 Identification of Leishmania Species in Naturally Infected Sand Flies from Refugee Camps, Greece Fotakis, Emmanouil A. Giantsis, Ioannis A. Avgerinou, Aimilia Kourtidis, Sofoklis Agathaggelidou, Evangelia Kapoula, Christina Dadakou, Glykeria Vontas, John Chaskopoulou, Alexandra Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch High infection rates of Leishmania donovani and L. tropica were detected in Phlebotomus spp. sand flies collected from refugee camps in Greece, indicating increased risk of infection among local populations. Detection and treatment of leishmaniasis, community education, and vector control are essential measures to prevent pathogen transmission and protect public health. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-02 /pmc/articles/PMC6346468/ /pubmed/30346269 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2502.181359 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Fotakis, Emmanouil A.
Giantsis, Ioannis A.
Avgerinou, Aimilia
Kourtidis, Sofoklis
Agathaggelidou, Evangelia
Kapoula, Christina
Dadakou, Glykeria
Vontas, John
Chaskopoulou, Alexandra
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title Identification of Leishmania Species in Naturally Infected Sand Flies from Refugee Camps, Greece
title_full Identification of Leishmania Species in Naturally Infected Sand Flies from Refugee Camps, Greece
title_fullStr Identification of Leishmania Species in Naturally Infected Sand Flies from Refugee Camps, Greece
title_full_unstemmed Identification of Leishmania Species in Naturally Infected Sand Flies from Refugee Camps, Greece
title_short Identification of Leishmania Species in Naturally Infected Sand Flies from Refugee Camps, Greece
title_sort identification of leishmania species in naturally infected sand flies from refugee camps, greece
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6346468/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30346269
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2502.181359
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