01513nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260001200042653001800054653001700072653001700089100001500106700001300121700001700134700001500151245011000166856006600276300001000342490000700352520092200359022001401281       2025                            d  c06/202510aLeishmaniasis10aSaudi Arabia10aEpidemiology1 aZahrani AA1 aQarni AS1 aMohammadi AE1 aZahrani AN00aEpidemiological and entomological aspects of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Saudi Arabia: A narrative review.  uhttps://msptm.org/files/Vol42No2/tb-42-2-002-Al-Zahrani-A.pdf  a90-990 v423 a<p>Leishmaniasis is an infectious disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania, transmitted through the bite of infected female phlebotomine sandflies. As a neglected tropical disease, it has recently garnered significant attention. Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a priority for disease control by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Saudi Arabia, among other countries. This narrative review focuses on the history of the disease, its epidemiological and entomological aspects, high-risk populations, and hard-to-reach areas. The review is based on a comprehensive analysis of literature published in English on leishmaniasis in Saudi Arabia. Articles were systematically filtered to ensure relevance to the scope of this paper. Findings from these studies were summarized and categorized geographically into five main regions: Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western, and Central Saudi Arabia.</p>  a2521-9855