Rewriting the history of leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka: An untold story since 1904

• Main Authors: Hasara Nuwangi (Author), Kosala Gayan Weerakoon (Author), Thilini Chanchala Agampodi (Author), Helen Philippa Price (Author), Lisa Dikomitis (Author), Suneth Buddhika Agampodi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Leishmaniasis is widely considered a disease that emerged in Sri Lanka in the 1990s. However, a comprehensive case report from 1904 suggests that the presence of Leishmaniasis was well demonstrated in Sri Lanka long before that. The Annual Administration Reports of Ceylon/Sri Lanka from 1895 to 1970...