Epidemiological and molecular investigation of resurgent cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sudan.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Local health personnel have drawn attention to an apparent increase in incidence and severity of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Sudan. The objective of this study was to investigate CL burden and surveillance.

Methods

Surveillance data were compiled from the KalaCORE programme, Leishmania coordinators in Northern Kordofan and Southern Darfur, and Khartoum Dermatology Hospital. CL lesions were sampled from 14 suspected cases from Northern Kordofan and the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Omdurman. PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis and multilocus sequencing were used to characterize the disease agent.

Results

All sites reported substantial increases from 2014 to 2016/7, far exceeding World Health Organization case reports for 2014, consi

SUBMITTER: Collis S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6838665 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature