Short report: Outbreak of cutaneous leishmaniasis in a nonimmune population of soldiers in Wadi Araba, Jordan

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 160-162

  Jumaian, N ^a   Kamhawi, S A ^b   Halalsheh, M ^a   Abdel Hafez, S K ^b  

^a Prince Hashem Military Hospital   (Jordan)

^b YARMOUK UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; JORDAN; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SOLDIER;

EID: 0031929271     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.58.160     Document Type: Article

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