Re-Emerging foci of visceral leishmaniasis in Armenia – first molecular diagnosis of clinical samples
- Authors: Sukiasyan A, Keshishyan A, Manukyan D, Melik-Andreasyan G, Atshemyan L, Apresyan H, Strelkova M, Frohme M, Cortes S, Kuhls K
- Publication Year: 2019
- Journal: Parasitology
- Link: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/parasitology/article/reemerging-foci-of-visceral-leishmaniasis-in-armenia-first-molecular-diagnosis-of-clinical-samples/3660B1D3BEF8F25D1EA654C99FE4D933
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) was firstly reported in Armenia in 1913. Following a considerable increase of the number of cases until the mid 1950s, the disease disappeared after 1969 and re-emerged in 1999. Scientific literature about VL in Armenia is available only in Russian or Armenian. This paper presents a historical overview about leishmaniasis in Armenia […]
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