title: [Ecology of a cutaneous leishmaniasis focus in the Thies region (Senegal, western Africa). I. Recall of the cutaneous leishmaniasis status in Senegal and presentation of the studied area].
abstract: Opening an epidemiological survey of a focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Thies region (Senegal), the authors present a short historical report on the disease situation in the country. They then describe the ecological characters of the studied area.
mesh_terms: D002980:Climate; D004463:Ecology; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000266:history; D012675:Senegal
vernacular_title: Ecologie d'un foyer de leishmaniose cutanée dans la région de Thiès (Sénégal, Afrique de l'ouest). I.--Rappel sur la situation de la leishmaniose cutanée au Sénégal et présentation de la zone étudiée.