Frequency of Parasite Infection in Hyraxes and Sandflies During Outbreak of Leishmania Tropica Epidemic in The West Bank

Hadassah Medical Organization600 enrolled

Overview

The objective of the project is to study the pathogenesis of Leishmania tropica infection in a focus of infection, to learn about relationship of infection in humans with ecological factors such as infection in hyraxes reservoir hosts and vector sandflies

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

600

Conditions

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 3 YearsMax age: 80 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * People living on regular basis in Peduel (the site of current leishmania tropica epidemic)with and without cutaneous signs of leishmania infection Exclusion Criteria: * None

Locations (1)

Hadassah Medical Organization

Jerusalem, Israel

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