Leishmaniasis — Libya
Skin sores and infectious ulcers, which triggered high fever, have sent scores of Tripoli residents to hospitals in recent days, a medical source in the capital has told the Libya Herald.
The patients needed treatment after being bitten by sandflies, which [transmit] leishmaniasis, also known as Kala-Azar. The prevalence of these insects is being blamed on the spread of garbage across the city.
Leishmaniasis, a disease spread by the bite of sandfly, has 3 forms. The least serious
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