Leishmania spp. seropositivity in Austrian soldiers returning from the Kosovo.
ELISA
Eastern Europe
Leishmaniasis
Military
Sand fly-borne pathogens
Journal
Wiener klinische Wochenschrift
ISSN: 1613-7671
Titre abrégé: Wien Klin Wochenschr
Pays: Austria
ID NLM: 21620870R
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2020
Jan 2020
Historique:
received:
09
09
2019
accepted:
10
12
2019
pubmed:
9
1
2020
medline:
12
2
2020
entrez:
9
1
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Leishmaniasis is a severe vector-borne disease with two main clinical forms, visceral leishmaniasis and cutaneous leishmaniasis. Both forms of leishmaniasis are also endemic in Mediterranean countries including the Balkan region from where mainly visceral leishmaniasis is reported. Austrian soldiers returning from Kosovo were screened for anti-Leishmania antibodies to assess the risk of infection during operations. Anti-Leishmania antibodies were detected in more than 20% of the soldiers investigated, which indicates a considerable risk of infection during missions in this area and thus suggests the application of protective measures.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31912288
doi: 10.1007/s00508-019-01598-5
pii: 10.1007/s00508-019-01598-5
pmc: PMC6978428
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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