Ongoing Epidemic of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis among Syrian Refugees, Lebanon

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Saroufim, Maya ; Charafeddine, Khalil ; Issa, Grace ; Khalifeh, Haifaa ; Habib, Robert H. ; Berry, Atika ; Ghosn, Nada ; Rady, Alissar ; Khalifeh, Ibrahim
• Description:
  In September 2012, a cutaneous leishmaniasis outbreak began among Syrian refugees in Lebanon. For 948 patients in whom leishmaniasis was not confirmed, we obtained samples for microscopic confirmation and molecular speciation. We identified Leishmania tropica in 85% and L. major in 15% of patients. After 3 months of megulamine antimonite therapy, patients initial cure rate was 82%.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Child Child, Preschool Expedited Female Humans Infant Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/drug Therapy Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/epidemiology Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/pathology Male Meglumine/administration & Dosage Meglumine/therapeutic Use Meglumine Antimoniate Organometallic Compounds/administration & Dosage Organometallic Compounds/therapeutic Use Refugees Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 20(10):1712-1715.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Lebanon ; Syria
• Location:
  Middle East
• Volume:
  20
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:7fc47e4305feb7b619032a3087272d3117533d90644854719841185dd4d8c140
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/25658/cdc_25658_DS1.pdf
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