Revisiting leishmaniasis in the time of war: the Syrian conflict and the Lebanese outbreak

Revisiting leishmaniasis in the time of war: the Syrian conflict and the Lebanese outbreak

Highlights • Lebanon is witnessing an outbreak of Leishmania starting in early 2013. • Lebanese Leishmaniasis outbreak is mainly contained within Syrian refugees. • Lebanese regions at the borders with Syria have the highest incidence of the disease. • Surveillance, treatment and preventative measur...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of infectious diseases 2014-12, Vol.29 (C), p.115-119
Hauptverfasser: Alawieh, Ali, Musharrafieh, Umayya, Jaber, Amani, Berry, Atika, Ghosn, Nada, Bizri, Abdul Rahman
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Armed Conflicts
Child
Child, Preschool
Cutaneous leishmaniasis
Disease Outbreaks
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infectious Disease
Lebanon
Lebanon - epidemiology
Leishmania
Leishmaniasis - epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Middle East
Pulmonary/Respiratory
Refugees
Visceral leishmaniasis
Warfare
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • Lebanon is witnessing an outbreak of Leishmania starting in early 2013. • Lebanese Leishmaniasis outbreak is mainly contained within Syrian refugees. • Lebanese regions at the borders with Syria have the highest incidence of the disease. • Surveillance, treatment and preventative measures are needed to limit the outbreak. • The Middle East is at high risk of emerging infectious diseases after Syria's War.
ISSN:1201-9712
1878-3511
DOI:10.1016/j.ijid.2014.04.023