Leishmania cases on the rise in Samangan province: health officials

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Public Health Department of Samangan province reports an increase in the number of Leishmania cases in the province.Ghulam Mahyuddin,
the head of Leishmania health center in the province, said that 30 to 35 patients visit this center every day.&Almost 30 to 35 patients come
daily and we have run out of medicine for this disease,& said Mahyuddin, adding that in the past, some organizations were helping to prepare
medicine for the disease.It is said that this disease is a type of inflammatory skin disease caused by the Leishmania parasite.Leishmaniasis
is caused by infection with Leishmania parasites, which are spread by the bite of phlebotomine sand flies
There are several different forms of leishmaniasis in people.The health officials meanwhile say that 21 days of health care is needed for
the complete treatment of this disease.The post Leishmania cases on the rise in Samangan province: health officials first appeared on Ariana
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