Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka: a missing endemic district in the leishmaniasis surveillance system
Semage SN, Pathirana KP, Agampodi SB. Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka: a missing endemic district in the leishmaniasis surveillance system. International Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2014, 25: 53-55. PMID: 24858902, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.03.1382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous leishmaniasisArmed Forces personnelCumulative annual incidencePublic health surveillance systemsNational surveillance systemSurveillance systemPublic health threatHealth surveillance systemsTime of investigationSri Lanka ArmyAnnual incidenceEndemic districtsEpidemic proportionsReported casesArmy populationLeishmaniasisHealth threatIncidenceDisease surveillanceControl activitiesUrgent attentionSri LankaLesionsMullaitivu