Curbing sand fly vector not on response checklist in Libya

16 March 2020

Cutaneous leishmaniasis infections have soared in Misratah district, east of Tripoli. More than 1,000 infections have been reported, however, control of the sand fly that transmits the protozoan parasite is not reported to be one of the strategies in the local response to the surge in cases. Read more.

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