Leishmaniasis and Typhoid Fever - Syria: RFI

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Leishmaniasis — Syria
Reports indicate an increase in the numbers of suspected cases of typhoid fever and cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Syrian Arab Republic.
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[Leishmaniasis is endemic in Syria.
A recent review of the global distribution of leishmaniasis (Alvar J, V.ID, Bern C, Herrero M, Desjeux P, Cano J, Jannin J, den Boer M; WHO Leishmaniasis Control Team; Leishmaniasis worldwide and global estimates of its incidence. PLoS One. 2012;7(5):e35671) cites national reports