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Editorial
. 2016 May 26;10(5):e0004545.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004545. eCollection 2016 May.

Old World Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and Refugee Crises in the Middle East and North Africa

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Old World Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and Refugee Crises in the Middle East and North Africa

Rebecca Du et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1. Year-wise trend of CL cases reported in Middle East (from Salam et al 2014, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases) [20].
Fig 2
Fig 2. The displacement of Syrian refugees (data from UNHCR, Syria Regional Refugee Response: Inter-agency Information Sharing Portal) [31].

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