Recent autochthonous cases of leishmaniasis in residents of the Republic of Dagestan, Russian Federation

Abstract

Eighty years after the last published record of human leishmaniasis from Dagestan, Russian Federation, we report two recent cases which were most probably acquired locally: one case of visceral leishmaniasis in a 2-year old child, and one cutaneous leishmaniasis case in a 39-year-old man co-infected with HIV, both resident in Dagestan. Keywords: Visceral leishmaniasis, Cutaneous leishmaniasis, HIV infection, Dagestan, Russian Federation