Authors
Mohamed Rhajaoui
Abedelmajeed Nasereddin
Hajiba Fellah
Kifaya Azmi
Fatima Amarir
Amer Al-Jawabreh
Suheir Ereqat
Joseph Planer
Ziad Abdeen
Pages From
1358
Pages To
1360
Journal Name
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume
13
Issue
9
Keywords
cutaneous leishmaniasis, polymerase chain reaction, Leishmania tropica, Morocco, dispatch
Abstract
During the past 20 years, cutaneous leishmaniasis has emerged as a major public health threat in Morocco. We describe distribution of Leishmania major and L. tropica in Morocco and a new focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis due to L. infantum. We recommend using molecular techniques to diagnose suspected leishmaniasis cases.