Etiology of Skin Leishmaniosis in of Endemic Regions of Uzbekistan on the Example of Dzhizak Region

Abstract

Taking into account the high prevalence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Uzbekistan, as well as the tendency of increase in the incidence of this disease over the past 5 years, important and necessary is to determine the species composition of leishmania, as well as their vectors and natural reservoirs. According to the results of molecular-biological diagnostics, carried out in present study, in samples taken from ulcers of patients from Jizzakh region, which previously considered endemic for anthraponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis, was detected L.mayor, the causative agent of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis.