Leishmaniasis

dc.contributor.author	Ζαβιτσάνου, Ασημίνα	el
dc.contributor.author	Κουτής, Χαρίλαος	el
dc.contributor.author	Μπαμπάτσικου, Φωτούλα Π.	el
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-13T16:25:27Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-13T16:25:27Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07-13
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/1208
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	www.hsj.gr	en
dc.subject	Επιδημιολογία
dc.subject	Πρόληψη
dc.subject	Παράγοντες κινδύνου
dc.subject	Epidemiology
dc.subject	Leishmaniasis
dc.subject	Prevention
dc.subject	Risk factors
dc.title	Leishmaniasis	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.secondaryTitle	an overlooked public health concern	en
heal.generalDescription	Review	en
heal.classification	Medicine--Public health
heal.classification	Δημόσια υγεία
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Medicine--Public health
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Δημόσια υγεία
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2008-12
heal.bibliographicCitation	Zavitsanou, A., Koutis, C., Babatsikou, F.. (2008). Leishmaniasis:An overlooked public health concern. "Health Science Journal". 2 (4), 196-205.	en
heal.abstract	Leishmaniasis is a protozoan disease that represents an emergent threat with high morbidity and mortality rates. The disease is endemic in areas of the tropics, subtropics and in the southern Europe. Currently, leishmaniasis has a wider geographical distribution than before and this is mainly attributed to the constant increase of leishmaniasis’ risk factors that include migration, environmental changes, deforestation, urbanization, immunosuppression and malnutrition. Thus, leishmaniasis is a potential threat for several areas. This article reviews on the clinical and epidemiological features of leishmaniasis. Based on disease epidemiology and analyzing the associated risk factors, several prevention measures are being discussed in detail. Taking into consideration the lack of a commercially available vaccine, the lack of access to efficient drug therapy mainly in the developing countries, the limited local resources of the affected countries, it is concluded that elimination of the disease is still a challenge for the international health community.	en
heal.publisher	Μαρβάκη, Χριστίνα	el
heal.journalName	Health Science Journal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	true
heal.dateCreated	2008-10