[Ecology of a cutaneous leishmaniasis focus in the Thies region (Senegal, western Africa). I. Recall of the cutaneous leishmaniasis status in Senegal and presentation of the studied area].

Opening an epidemiological survey of a focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Thies region (Senegal), the authors present a short historical report on the disease situation in the country. They then describe the ecological characters of the studied area.