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