Emerging leishmaniasis in southern Himalayas:A mini-review

作     者：Ashwani Sharma Santosh Kumar Prasan Kumar Panda Sweety Yadav Deepjyoti Kalita 

作者机构：Department of Community and Family MedicineAll India Institute of Medical SciencesRishikesh 249203India Department of MedicineAll India Institute of Medical SciencesRishikesh 249203India Department of Internal MedicineAll India Institute of Medical SciencesRishikesh 249203India Department of MicrobiologyAll India Institute of Medical SciencesRishikesh 249203India 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases》 (世界临床传染病学杂志)

年 卷 期：2023年第13卷第2期

页      面：11-23页

学科分类：070904[理学-构造地质学] 0709[理学-地质学] 07[理学] 

主　　题：Anthroponosis Kala azar sandfly Sporadic transmission Southern Himalaya 

摘      要：Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne parasitic disease affecting millions of people ***,in the last decade,the number of cases has been reduced from well-documented endemic parts,but sporadic cases have been reported widely from various non-endemic areas,especially from the southern Himalayan *** raises concerns about the emergence of new ecological *** warrants a critical evaluation of key factors causing this rapid spread and possibly indigenous *** mini-review article is aimed to briefly address the parasite,the vector,and the environmental aspects in the transmission of leishmaniasis in these new foci against a background of worldwide endemic leishmaniasis with a special focus on the southern Himalayan *** the lack of knowledge about the causative parasites,vectors,reservoir hosts,atypical presentations,and their management make the problem serious and may lead to the emergence of public health *** present works also reviewed the existing information regarding clinical variations,diagnostic methods,treatment,its outcome,and ignite for further research in these aspects of the disease.