Cutaneous leishmaniasis: Disfiguring tropical disease sweeps across Middle East

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Cutaneous leishmaniasis: Disfiguring tropical disease sweeps across Middle East | Middle East | News | The Independent

A disfiguring tropical disease is sweeping across the Middle East as a combination of heavy conflict and a breakdown of health care facilities in Isis-occupied areas leaves swathes of people vulnerable to the illness.
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is caused by a parasite in the blood stream transmitted through sand fly bites. The disease can result in horrible open sores as well as disfiguring skin lesions, nodules or papules.

Research published on Thursday in the scientific journal PLOShas found the disease is now affecting hundreds of thousands of people living in refugee camps or trapped in conflict zones. A similar situation may also be unfolding in eastern Libya and Yemen.