00870nas a2200217 4500000000100000008004100001653001000042653001000052653001000062653001800072100000900090700001200099700001500111700002100126245009400147856009000241300001300331490000700344520028700351022001400638 2016 d10aYemen10aSyria10aLibya10aLeishmaniasis1 aDu R1 aHotez P1 aAl-Salem W1 aAcosta-Serrano A00aOld world cutaneous leishmaniasis and refugee crises in the Middle East and North Africa. uhttp://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/asset?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pntd.0004545.PDF ae00045450 v103 a

The Syrian refugee crisis has precipitated a catastrophic outbreak of Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis now affecting hundreds of thousands of people living in refugee camps or trapped in conflict zones. A similar situation may also be unfolding in eastern Libya and Yemen.

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