Prevalence of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Khartoum State-Sudan

Authors

Wahaj Muawyia, Department of Parasitology and Medical Entomology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Shendi University, SudanFollow
Abdelsalam Bashir Satti, Department of Parasitology and Medical Entomology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan
Basma Ahmed Awed Allseed, Department of Parasitology and Medical Entomology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan
Tasneem Hamoda Kalifa Al-Toom, Department of Parasitology and Medical Entomology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan
Nadia Musa Seleman Mohammed, Department of Parasitology and Medical Entomology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan

Abstract

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is the known form of leishmaniasis affecting humans. It is a skin infection caused by the protozoan parasite Leishmania from animals to humans by the bite of a vector phlebotomine sandfly. About 21 species cause leishmaniasis depending on geographical distribution and host immunity. Populations of northern areas of Sudan are commonly affected by the disease.

Recommended Citation

Muawyia, Wahaj; Satti, Abdelsalam Bashir; Allseed, Basma Ahmed Awed; Al-Toom, Tasneem Hamoda Kalifa; and Mohammed, Nadia Musa Seleman (2021) "Prevalence of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Khartoum State-Sudan," Health Sciences: Vol. 2 : Iss. 1 , Article 10.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.15342/hs.2021.443

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