Spatiotemporal and molecular epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Libya.

• Main Authors: Ahmad Amro (Author), Hamida Al-Dwibe (Author), Aisha Gashout (Author), Olga Moskalenko (Author), Marlena Galafin (Author), Omar Hamarsheh (Author), Marcus Frohme (Author), Anja Jaeschke (Author), Gabriele Schönian (Author), Katrin Kuhls (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a major public health problem in Libya. In this paper, we describe the eco-epidemiological parameters of CL during the armed conflict period from January 2011 till December 2012. Current spatiotemporal distributions of CL cases were explored and projected t...