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Leishmaniasis

About the disease

Leishmaniasis is a tropical/sub-tropical disease, spread by the bite of infected sandflies. There are several different forms of leishmaniasis in people: cutaneous leishmaniasis causes skin sores, visceral leishmaniasis causes systemic disease. Without treatment, most patients with the visceral disease will die and those with diffuse cutaneous disease can suffer long infections associated with secondary life-threatening infections.

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Phlebotomine sandflies

A number of sand fly species are present in Europe. They are vectors of human and canine leishmaniasis, and sand fly fevers.

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Phlebotomine sandflies maps

Geographical distribution of  Phlebotomus sandfly species in Europe: Phlebotomus ariasi, Phlebotomus neglectus, Phlebotomus papatasi, Phlebotomus perfiliewi, Phlebotomus perniciosus, Phlebotomus sergenti, Phlebotomus similis, and Phlebotomus tobbi.

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Publication

Communicable disease threats report, 3-9 March 2019, week 10

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

A summary of the evidence for the change in European distribution of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of public health importance.

May 2014

Peer-Reviewed Publication

European monitoring systems and data for assessing environmental and climate impacts on human infectious diseases

Apr 2014

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Monitoring EU Emerging Infectious Disease Risk Due to Climate Change

Apr 2012

Publication

Communicable disease threats report, 3-9 March 2019, week 10

Publication -

Peer-Reviewed Publication

A summary of the evidence for the change in European distribution of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of public health importance.

May 2014

Peer-Reviewed Publication

European monitoring systems and data for assessing environmental and climate impacts on human infectious diseases

Apr 2014

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Monitoring EU Emerging Infectious Disease Risk Due to Climate Change

Apr 2012

News

First surveys to investigate the presence of canine leishmaniasis and its Phlebotomine vectors in HungaryArchived

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Canine leishmaniasis surveillance in a northern Italy kennelArchived

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News

Distribution of Leishmania major zymodemes in relation to populations of Phlebotomus papatasi sand fliesArchived

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News

Spatial distribution of phlebotomine sand flies in the Aydin Mountains and surroundings: the main focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in western TurkeyArchived

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Apr 2011

Event

7th International Symposium on Phlebotominae Sand Flies (ISOPS 7)Archived

25 Apr 2011 - 30 Apr 2011
Pine Bay Hotel, Kuşadası, Turkey
Apr 2011

Event

International Symposium on Phlebotominae Sand Flies (ISOPS VII)Archived

25 Apr 2011 - 30 Apr 2011
Pine Bay Hotel, Kuşadası, Turkey
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Facts

Leishmaniasis is a tropical/sub-tropical disease, spread by the bite of infected sandflies. There are several different forms of leishmaniasis in people: cutaneous leishmaniasis causes skin sores, visceral leishmaniasis causes systemic disease.

Disease programmes and networks

European network for sharing data on the geographic distribution of arthropod vectors, transmitting human and animal disease agents (VectorNet)

Peer-reviewed publications

Peer-Reviewed Publication

A summary of the evidence for the change in European distribution of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of public health importance.

May 2014

Peer-Reviewed Publication

European monitoring systems and data for assessing environmental and climate impacts on human infectious diseases

Apr 2014

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Monitoring EU Emerging Infectious Disease Risk Due to Climate Change

Apr 2012