Leishmaniasis -- Tunisia
As of Sat 15 Feb 209, the Metlaoui Regional Hospital in Gafsa governorate has hosted 1318 patients with leishmaniasis, following the proliferation of mosquitoes [actually leishmania is transmitted by sandflies] near the lakes and wastewater.
According to Shems Fm, citing its correspondent in the region, the number of leishmaniasis cases has tripled compared to the year 2017.
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Communicated by:
ProMED-mail from HealthMap Alerts
[We presume these cases are cutaneous leishmaniasis.
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6330463&promed&0
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