| Literature DB >> 27105932 |
Karina Mondragon-Shem1, Alvaro Acosta-Serrano2.
Abstract
Recent news headlines claimed that corpses thrown into Syrian streets are causing cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) outbreaks. However, leishmaniasis is only transmitted by blood-feeding sandflies, not through human remains. High CL prevalence in Syria may instead be attributed to the absence of disease control programs due to the disruption of health services.Entities:
Keywords: Middle East; Syria conflict; cutaneous leishmaniasis; disease outbreak; neglected disease; sandflies
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Year: 2016 PMID： 27105932 DOI： 10.1016/j.pt.2016.03.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Parasitol ISSN： 1471-4922