Ecoepidemiology of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Outbreak, Israel

A total of 161 cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania tropica occurred in the Jerusalem district during 2004–2005; 127 (79%) cases were in a town just outside Jerusalem. Environmental models suggest that in the context of global warming, this outbreak has the potential to extend into...

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Main Authors: Shepherd Roee Singer, Nitsa Abramson, Hanna Shoob, Ora Zaken, Gary Zentner, Chen Stein-Zamir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/9/07-1100_article

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