Ecoepidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis outbreak, Israel.

ABSTRACT: A total of 161 cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania tropica occurred in the Jerusalem district during 2004-2005; 127 (79%) cases were in a town just outside Jerusalem. Environmental models suggest that in the context of global warming, this outbreak has the potential to extend into Jerusalem.

SUBMITTER: Singer SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2603121 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature