Uncharted territory of the epidemiological burden of cutaneous leishmaniasis in sub-Saharan Africa-A systematic review.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Temmy Sunyoto, Kristien Verdonck, Sayda El Safi, Julien Potet, Albert Picado, Marleen Boelaert
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Prisma
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006914; https://doaj.org/article/9b19507782484b23b5b59f5a208302b3

INTRODUCTION:Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is the most frequent form of leishmaniasis, with 0.7 to 1.2 million cases per year globally. However, the burden of CL is poorly documented in some regions. We carried out this review to synthesize knowledge on the epidemiological burden of CL in sub-Saharan...