TY - JOUR AU - Solomon, Michal AU - Astman, Nadav AU - Warshavsky, Karin AU - Barzilai, Aviv AU - Meningher, Tal AU - Avni, Dror AU - Schwartz, Eli T1 - Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania infantum, Israel, 2018–2021 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2023 VL - 29 IS - 5 SP - 988 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is endemic to Israel. Previously, CL caused by Leishmania infantum had been reported in Israel only once (in 2016). We report 8 L. infantum CL cases; 7 occurred during 2020–2021. None of the patients had systemic disease. L. infantum CL may be an emerging infection in Israel. KW - cutaneous leishmaniasis KW - Leishmania infantum KW - parasites KW - zoonoses KW - emerging infection KW - Israel DO - 10.3201/eid2905.221812 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/5/22-1812_article ER - End of Reference