Surveillance of leishmaniasis cases from 15 European centres, 2014 to 2019: a retrospective analysis.

ABSTRACT: BackgroundSurveillance of human leishmaniasis in Europe is mostly limited to country-specific information from autochthonous infections in the southern part. As at the end of 2021, no integrated analysis has been performed for cases seen across centres in different European countries.AimTo provide a broad perspective on autochthonous and imported leishmaniasis cases in endemic and non-endemic countries in Europe.MethodsWe retrospectively collected records from cutaneous, mucosal and visceral leishmaniasis cases diagnosed in 15 centres between 2014 and 2019. Centres were located in 11 countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Data on country of infection, reason for travelling, infecting species, age and

SUBMITTER: Van der Auwera G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8796293 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature