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  • Libya: Leishmaniasis outbreak in Tripoli

    Source: https://www.libyaherald.com/2015/10/...oli-hospitals/

    Stinging sand-flies send scores to Tripoli hospitals
    By Libya Herald reporters.

    Tripoli, 11 October 2015:

    Skin sores, 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 cause Leishmaniasis, also known as Kala-Azar. The prevalence of these insects is being blamed on the spread of garbage across the city...
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