title: Epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Afghanistan. Part I: Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis.
abstract: From June to September 1977, a preliminary epidemiological investigation was carried out in some parts of northern Afghanistan (Aqcha, Mazar-e-Sharif and Paul-e-Khombri). The disease in these areas is of zoonotic type having Rhombomys opimus as reservoir and P. caucasicus and P. papatasi as vectors.
mesh_terms: D000346:Afghanistan; D000818:Animals; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011576:Psychodidae; D012377:Rodentia; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology*