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. 2004 Sep;10(9):1681-4.
doi: 10.3201/eid1009.040179.

Leishmaniasis in refugee and local Pakistani populations

Simon Brooker  1 , Nasir Mohammed, Khaksar Adil, Said Agha, Richard Reithinger, Mark Rowland, Iftikhar Ali, Jan Kolaczinski
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Leishmaniasis in refugee and local Pakistani populations

Simon Brooker et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 Sep.

Abstract

The epidemiology of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis was investigated in northwest Pakistan. Results suggested similar patterns of endemicity in both Afghan refugee and Pakistani populations and highlighted risk factors and household clustering of disease.

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A) Proportion of unscarred population with active lesions by age and settlement type. B) Proportion of population with scar by age and settlement type.
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