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PRO/EDR> Leishmaniasis, cutaneous – Tunisia: (TA)

Leishmaniasis -- TunisiaA total of 150 persons infected with cutaneous leishmaniasis have been identified since the beginning of the year [2017] in the governorate of Tataouine, according to the regional director of public health of the region, Brahim Gharghar.The delegations most concerned are those of Dhehiba, Remada and Ghomrassen, he added.Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a parasitic and non-contagious disease. It is transmitted from rodents to humans by the bite of insects and usually causes wounds Read more [...]