Stark Damien, van Hal Sebastian, Lee Rogan, Marriott Deborah, Harkness John
Division of Microbiology, SydPath, St. Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, Australia.
J Travel Med. 2008 Sep-Oct;15(5):351-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2008.00223.x.
Leishmaniasis is a protozoan infection rarely reported in Australia. However, with the advent of increased international tourism and migration of refugees from endemic regions, leishmaniasis has emerged as an increasingly imported infection. We report 20 cases (17 cutaneous, 2 visceral, and 1 post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis). These data highlight the range of species causing leishmaniasis imported in Australia and demonstrate the importance of species identification in determining proper treatment.
利什曼病是一种在澳大利亚鲜有报告的原生动物感染。然而，随着国际旅游业的发展以及来自流行地区的难民迁移，利什曼病已成为一种日益增多的输入性感染。我们报告了20例病例（17例皮肤型、2例内脏型和1例黑热病后皮肤利什曼病）。这些数据凸显了在澳大利亚导致输入性利什曼病的物种范围，并证明了物种鉴定在确定恰当治疗方法中的重要性。
