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. 2008 Sep;14(9):1424-6.
doi: 10.3201/eid1409.071100.

Ecoepidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis outbreak, Israel

Shepherd Roee Singer  1 , Nitsa Abramson, Hanna Shoob, Ora Zaken, Gary Zentner, Chen Stein-Zamir
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Ecoepidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis outbreak, Israel

Shepherd Roee Singer et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Sep.

Abstract

A total of 161 cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania tropica occurred in the Jerusalem district during 2004-2005; 127 (79%) cases were in a town just outside Jerusalem. Environmental models suggest that in the context of global warming, this outbreak has the potential to extend into Jerusalem.

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Figure 1
Incidence rates of cutaneous leishmaniasis for the Jerusalem district and Israel, 1999–2007. Rates for Israel do not include cases reported in the Jerusalem district.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Geographic distribution of cutaneous leishmaniasis cases in Ma'ale Adumim, Israel, 2004–2005. Each star represents 1 case. In dense areas, some marks may be missing because of technical limitations. Wilderness ravines (white areas) reach within meters of houses at the periphery of the neighborhood in all directions. A and B indicate neighborhoods with the highest incidence rates.
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