Epidemiology of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Outbreak, Waziristan, Pakistan

Epidemiology of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Outbreak, Waziristan, Pakistan

During 2013–2015, prevalence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in war-affected Waziristan areas was 3.61% by PCR. Youths (1–15 years of age) were more susceptible. Internal transcribed spacer 1 PCR followed by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis identified Leishmania tropica in 215 samples an...

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Main Authors: Mubashir Hussain, Shahzad Munir, Taj Ali Khan, Abdullah Khan, Sultan Ayaz, Muhammad Ameen Jamal, Irfan Ahmed, Sohail Aziz, Noha Watany, Mohamed Kasbari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Epidemiology
cutaneous leishmaniasis
leishmaniasis
Leishmania tropica
outbreak
Waziristan
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/1/17-0358_article

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