Cutaneous leishmaniasis–Awareness, knowledge and practices among general population in rural and urban areas in Malakand region, Pakistan

Cutaneous leishmaniasis–Awareness, knowledge and practices among general population in rural and urban areas in Malakand region, Pakistan

Abstract Malakand region is an endemic area for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). However, there are limited number of studies of this disease in Pakistan. Therefore, a study was conducted to understand the level of awareness attitude and practice among the residents of Makaland towards CL and the disea...

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Main Authors:	W. Khan, I. Khan, H. Ullah, S. N. M. Zain, W. A. Panhwar, S. A. Mehmood, S. Ahmed, G. B. Siyal, M.S. Ahmad, M. Shah, T. Rafique, N. Ali, M. Salim, A. Hussain
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2021-04-01
Series:	Brazilian Journal of Biology
Subjects:	oriental sore local knowledge leishmaniasis sand flies preventive measurement
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842022000100126&tlng=en

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