TY - JOUR KW - Yemen KW - Syria KW - Libya KW - Leishmaniasis AU - Du R AU - Hotez P AU - Al-Salem W AU - Acosta-Serrano A AB -

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.

BT - PLoS neglected tropical diseases C1 -

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27227772?dopt=Abstract

DO - 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004545 IS - 5 J2 - PLoS Negl Trop Dis LA - eng M3 - Editorial N2 -

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.

PY - 2016 EP - e0004545 T2 - PLoS neglected tropical diseases TI - Old world cutaneous leishmaniasis and refugee crises in the Middle East and North Africa. UR - http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/asset?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pntd.0004545.PDF VL - 10 SN - 1935-2735 ER -