Revisiting leishmaniasis in the time of war: the Syrian conflict and the Lebanese outbreak

Background: Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease, endemic in many worldwide foci including the Middle East. Several outbreaks have occurred in the Middle East over the past decades, mostly related to war-associated population migration. With the start of the Syrian war, the frequency and m...

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Main Authors: Ali Alawieh, Umayya Musharrafieh, Amani Jaber, Atika Berry, Nada Ghosn, Abdul Rahman Bizri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-12-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971214015197