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Leishmaniasis — Syria
Cases of sandfly-borne skin disease surge in rebel-held Idlib as international funding dries up and sanitation services falter
Across medical clinics in rebel-held Idlib province, doctors have noticed a startling trend since the beginning of the year [2018]. New cases of leishmaniasis are exploding at rates approximately double those witnessed last year [2017], with local specialists citing 6273 confirmed cases province-wide in just the 1st 4 months of 2018. That puts 2018 on track to more