Emerging leishmaniasis in southern Himalayas:A mini-review  

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

机构地区：[1]Department of Community and Family Medicine,All India Institute of Medical Sciences,Rishikesh 249203,India [2]Department of Medicine,All India Institute of Medical Sciences,Rishikesh 249203,India [3]Department of Internal Medicine,All India Institute of Medical Sciences,Rishikesh 249203,India [4]Department of Microbiology,All India Institute of Medical Sciences,Rishikesh 249203,India

出　　处：《World Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases》2023年第2期11-23,共13页世界临床传染病学杂志

摘　　要：Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne parasitic disease affecting millions of people worldwide.However,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 zone.This raises concerns about the emergence of new ecological niches.This warrants a critical evaluation of key factors causing this rapid spread and possibly indigenous transmission.This 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 zone.As 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 issues.The 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.

关 键 词：Anthroponosis Kala azar sandfly Sporadic transmission Southern Himalaya 

分 类 号：P54[天文地球—构造地质学]