title: Leishmaniasis in refugee and local Pakistani populations.
abstract: The epidemiology of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis was investigated in northwest Pakistan. Results suggested similar patterns of endemicity in both Afghan refugee and Pakistani populations and highlighted risk factors and household clustering of disease.
authors.affiliation: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brooker
authors.forename: Nasir
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mohammed
authors.forename: Khaksar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Adil
authors.forename: Said
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agha
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Reithinger
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rowland
authors.forename: Iftikhar
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kolaczinski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000346:Afghanistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D012036:Refugees; D012307:Risk Factors