Fatal Visceral Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania infantum, Lebanon

Visceral leishmaniasis, a fatal disease if not treated, is caused by Leishmania parasites. This disease might be overlooked in the Middle East because of limited awareness and low incidence. We report 5 patients who died of visceral leishmaniasis in Lebanon and make recommendations to improve faster...

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Main Authors:	Rana El Hajj, Hiba El Hajj, Ibrahim Khalifeh
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-05-01
Series:	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:	visceral leishmaniasis Leishmania infantum parasites Middle East region Lebanon cutaneous leishmaniasis
Online Access:	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/5/18-0019_article

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title	Fatal Visceral Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania infantum, Lebanon
title_short	Fatal Visceral Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania infantum, Lebanon
title_full	Fatal Visceral Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania infantum, Lebanon
title_fullStr	Fatal Visceral Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania infantum, Lebanon
title_full_unstemmed	Fatal Visceral Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania infantum, Lebanon
title_sort	fatal visceral leishmaniasis caused by leishmania infantum, lebanon
publisher	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series	Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn	1080-6040 1080-6059
publishDate	2018-05-01
description	Visceral leishmaniasis, a fatal disease if not treated, is caused by Leishmania parasites. This disease might be overlooked in the Middle East because of limited awareness and low incidence. We report 5 patients who died of visceral leishmaniasis in Lebanon and make recommendations to improve faster diagnosis and treatment.
topic	visceral leishmaniasis Leishmania infantum parasites Middle East region Lebanon cutaneous leishmaniasis
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Fatal Visceral Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania infantum, Lebanon

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