Parasitic Disease
Rapid response should bring parasitic epidemic in Afghanistan under control
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, September 5th, 2004
The disease, cutaneous leishmaniasis, usually affects the skin and can cause serious disability and permanent scarring. It's transmitted by the bites of tiny sand flies.
The disease has been dubbed "Baghdad Boil" by U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq. About 150 U.S. soldiers have been infected there.
Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, is now the largest center of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the world, with an estimated 67,500 cases out of the...
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