Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Hampers COVID-19: A Controlled Cross-Sectional Study in High-Burden Endemic Areas of Iran.
Mehdi BamorovatIraj SharifiMehdi Shafiei BaftiSetareh Agha Kuchak AfshariMohammad Reza AflatoonianAli KaramoozianAbdollah JafarzadehRaheleh AmirzadehAhmad KhosraviZahra BabaeiFarzane SafaFatemeh SharifiAmireh HeshmatkhahPublished in: Journal of epidemiology and global health (2024)
The results represented a durable negative relationship between cured CL and COVID-19 incidence and severity. Additional studies seem necessary and should be designed to further validate the true impact and underlying mechanistic action of CL on COVID-19.