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