The emergence of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis following the earthquake in southern villages of bam district, southeastern iran, 2010.

• Main Authors: Mohammad Reza Aflatoonian (Author), Iraj Sharifi (Author), Somayeh Poursmaelian (Author), Maryam Hakimi-Parizi (Author), Nasser Ziaali (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2013-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The objective of this study was to assess the epidemiological characteristics of a new emerging focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in southern villages of Bam District, southeastern Iran, 2010. Methods: A house-to- house census survey of 5544 individuals were interviewed and physicall...