Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis: reservoir host and insect vector in north Sinai, Egypt.

Cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) is a protozoan disease well documented not only in Egypt, but in nearly all the East Mediterranean Countries. Sinai Peninsula was a sparsely populated area where sporadic cases of ZCL were reported with the reconstruction of Sinai and people coming in and out, it was indicated to study the status of ZCL in North Sinai Governorate, the reservoir host(s) and insect vector(s) in Sinai. In the present study, the six species of rodents were trapped from areas or nearby areas where human ZCL cases were detected.

Re-evaluation of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis status in North Sinai Governorate, Egypt.

Generally speaking, there are at least few endemic zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) in the Sinai and the Suez Canal Governorates. A spotlight survey for new cases of human ZCL among out-patients with skin complaints revealed sixteen out of 100 (16%) individuals examined. But, none ZCL infection was found among 50 normal individuals.