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Imported cutaneous leishmaniasis: a 13-year experience of a Polish tertiary centerKeywords: cutaneous leishmaniasis, neglected diseases, imported communicable diseases, emerging communicable diseases, travel-related illness, disease vectors Abstract: Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne infection endemic in 98 countries. Its cutaneous form (CL) causes skin lesions on exposed parts of the body and may lead to scarring. The numbers of imported cases of CL are increasing in Europe but the incidence of CL importation in Poland is unknown
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