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EDENext paper explores risk factors for cutaneous leishmaniasis

An EDENext team comprising researchers from the Czech Republic, Turkey and France has published the results of its case-control study evaluating the risk factors for cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum outbreaks in villages in the Cukurova region, South Anatolia, Turkey.

Their paper, Risk factors for cutaneous leishmaniasis in Cukurova region, Turkey, is published in the Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and involved interviewing 282 respondents from eight villages.

The researchers have established that sleeping without bed nets, ownership of a dog and cattle ownership were associated with a significantly increased risk of leishmania infection. Non-impregnated bed nets provided only partial protection, but their use decreased the risk approximately 1.6 times.

They suggest that further research on the role of dogs in the transmission cycle and the effect of suitable interventions are needed to design the best strategy for disease control.

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Published: 21/02/2012

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