Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by <i>Leishmania infantum</i>, Israel, 2018–2021
Michal Solomon, Nadav Astman, Karin Warshavsky, Aviv Barzilai, Tal Meningher, Dror Avni, Eli Schwartz
Abstract
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is endemic to Israel. Previously, CL caused by Leishmania infantum had been reported in Israel only once (in 2016). We report 8 L. infantum CL cases; 7 occurred during 2020-2021. None of the patients had systemic disease. L. infantum CL may be an emerging infection in Israel.
Topics & Concepts
Leishmania infantumLeishmaniasisLeishmaniaVirologyZoonotic diseaseCutaneous leishmaniasisVisceral leishmaniasisMedicineImmunologyBiologyDiseasePathologyParasite hostingWorld Wide WebComputer scienceResearch on Leishmaniasis StudiesTrypanosoma species research and implications