Trend of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Jordan From 2010 to 2016: Retrospective Study.
Mohammad AlhawaratYousef Saleh KhaderBassam ShadfanNasser M KaplanIbrahim IblanPublished in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2020)
The incidence rate of leishmaniasis in Jordan has increased in the last three years because of the influx of Syrian refugees into Jordan. A massive effort toward reservoir and vector control, along with actively pursuing diagnosis in endemic foci, will be helpful. Proper and studious reporting of cases is also a necessity for the eradication of this disease.