Risk Assessment of the Role of the Ecotones in the Transmission of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Central Tunisia
Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL), endemic in Central and Southern Tunisia, is caused by <i>Leishmania major</i> (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae), which is transmitted by the sand fly <i>Phlebotomus papatasi</i>. In Tunisia, the fat sand rat <i>Psammomys obesus&l...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-09-01
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Series: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/17/9274 |