Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka. an imported disease linked to the Middle East and African employment boom

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dc.contributor.authorNaotunne, T. de S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRajakulendran, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAbeyewickreme, W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKulasiri, C.D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPerera, J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPremaratne, U.N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAttygalle, D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMendis, K.N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWanniarachchi, P.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-29T09:10:09Z
dc.date.available2014-10-29T09:10:09Z
dc.date.issued1990en_US
dc.descriptionIndexed in MEDLINE
dc.description.abstractCutaneous leishmaniasis acquired by two Sri Lankan nationals while they were employed in Iraq and Northern Nigeria respectively constitutes examples of an imported disease related to the 'Middle East and African employment boom'. In both cases the diagnoses were confirmed by demonstrating the parasites in smears from the lesions and in tissue sections, and by culturing the parasites in vitro. Since leishmaniasis, neither visceral nor cutaneous is prevalent in Sri Lanka the risks of 'introduced' diseases is discussed here in the context of these two cases.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTropical and Geographical Medicine. 1990; 42(1): pp.72-4en_US
dc.identifier.departmentParasitologyen_US
dc.identifier.issn0041-3232 (Print)en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/1134
dc.publisherFoundation Tropical and Geographical Medicineen_US
dc.subjectLeishmaniasis-transmissionen_US
dc.subjectTransients and Migranten_US
dc.subjectSri Lanka-epidemiology
dc.titleCutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka. an imported disease linked to the Middle East and African employment boomen_US
dc.typeCase Reporten_US

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