A disfiguring neglected tropical disease sweeps war-torn Yemen: a community-based study of prevalence and risk factors of cutaneous leishmaniasis among rural communities in the western highlands.
Manal A Al-AshwalWahib Mohammed AtrooshAbdulelah H Al-AdhroeyAssia A Al-SubbaryYee Ling LauHesham M Al-MekhlafiPublished in: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2023)
The study reveals an alarmingly high prevalence of CL among the studied population. Therefore there is an urgent need for effective control measures and improved treatment efforts against this devastating disease.