Anthroponotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Kabul, Afghanistan

Anthroponotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Kabul, Afghanistan

A prevalence survey in Kabul City showed that 2.7% and 21.9% of persons have active leishmaniasis lesions or scars, respectively. Incidence of disease was estimated to be 2.9% (29 cases/1,000 persons per year; 95% confidence interval 0.018 to 0.031). Disease was associated with age and gender; logis...

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Main Authors: Richard Reithinger, Mohammad Mohsen, Khoksar Aadil, Majeed Sidiqi, Panna Erasmus, Paul G. Coleman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Afghanistan
anthroponotic
control
dispatch
humanitarian aid
Leishmania tropica
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/6/03-0026_article

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