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LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS - PAKISTAN: (FEDERALLY ADMINISTERED TRIBAL 

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> Date: Tue 16 Feb 2016
> Source: The Nation [edited]
> <
> http://nation.com.pk/newspaper-picks/15-Feb-2016/leishmaniasis-disease-soaring-in-landi-kotal
> >

> [Cutaneous] leishmaniasis disease is soaring in tehsil [sub-district]
> Landi Kotal [in Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal
> Areas/FATA], and hundreds of local patients including children are
> repeatedly visiting Agency Headquarters hospital for treatment.

> However, they complained about unavailability of leishmaniasis
> injections, health and local sources said on [Sun 14 Feb 2016]. As
> per
> health experts, the disease spread because of biting of sandflies,
> breeding in fresh water.

> Hundreds of patients including women, children from almost all areas,
> including Zakha Khel, Pasad Khel, Khuga Khel, Kam-Shelman,
> Loy-Shelman, the far-flung areas of tehsil Landi Kotal have got the
> infection, [according to] health officials.

> Rehmatullah in-charge of laboratory in the hospital, said 10-15 cases
> were being diagnosed with leishmaniasis on a daily basis in addition
> [to those being treated] in private clinics. He further said the
> number of patients would increase as the weather would turn warm,
> which is favourable for breeding of the sandflies.

> A resident of Zakha Khel said, presently 3 of his children got the
> disease and more than 15 patients have been treated. He further said
> that the disease was spreading speedily in the area and every house
> had 2 or 3 affected persons.

> When the medical superintendent (MS) of Landi Kotal hospital, Dr
> Nazir
> Wazir, was contacted he said that the FATA health directorate has
> supplied 300 injections from December last year [2015] till Feb 2016,
> however the number of the patients recorded in the recent year are
> 188
> beside, hundreds of others have been registered last year [2015].

> He further said that one patient needs a minimum of 20 injections to
> be treated, therefore huge quantity of doses is necessary to cure the
> disease.

> The tribesmen demanded of the health department provision of free
> injections to the hospital for early treatment of the patients and
> stressed upon the concerned authorities to carry out fumigation spray
> in the whole area to wipe out the disease.

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> [Both cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis (CL and VL) are endemic in
> Pakistan and Afghanistan. Control rests primarily on control of the
> rodent reservoir and the sandfly vector. For further comments on
> leishmaniasis in Pakistan please see the postings listed below. -
> Mod.EP

> Maps of Pakistan can be seen at
> < http://www.mapsofworld.com/pakistan/pakistan-political-map.html >
> and
> < http://healthmap.org/promed/p/36369 >. Landi Kotal (Khyber Agency)
> can
> be located on the map of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas
> (FATA) at
> <
> http://fatada.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/fatamap_dim_areas2.png
> >.
> - Sr.Tech.Ed.MJ]

> [See Also:
> Leishmaniasis - Albania, Jordan, Pakistan: surveillance 2015
> http://promedmail.org/post/20160210.4009452
> 2015
> ---
> Leishmaniasis - Pakistan (04): (KP):
> http://promedmail.org/post/20141019.2879323
> Leishmaniasis - Pakistan (03): (PS):
> http://promedmail.org/post/20140417.2411862
> Leishmaniasis - Pakistan (02): (KP)
> http://promedmail.org/post/20140317.2337153
> Leishmaniasis - Pakistan: (TA)
> http://promedmail.org/post/20140203.2252445
> 2013
> ---
> Leishmaniasis - Pakistan (02): (FATA), cutaneous
> http://promedmail.org/post/20130518.1722196
> Leishmaniasis - Pakistan: (KP)
> http://promedmail.org/post/20130303.1568339
> 2012
> ---
> Leishmaniasis - Pakistan (03): (KP)
> http://promedmail.org/post/20121228.1473148
> 2010
> ---
> Leishmaniasis - Afghanistan (03): (HR)
> http://promedmail.org/post/20101106.4015
> Leishmaniasis - Afghanistan http://promedmail.org/post/20101016.3750
> 2007
> ---
> Leishmaniasis - Afghanistan http://promedmail.org/post/20070508.1487
> 2005
> ---
> Leishmaniasis - Pakistan (Balochistan, Sindh)(02)
> http://promedmail.org/post/20050206.0403
> Leishmaniasis - Pakistan (Balochistan, Sindh)
> http://promedmail.org/post/20050113.0115
> 2004
> ---
> Leishmaniasis - Pakistan & India: background
> http://promedmail.org/post/20040201.0392
> Leishmaniasis - Pakistan (Sind) (02)
> http://promedmail.org/post/20040127.0324
> Leishmaniasis - Pakistan (Sind)
> http://promedmail.org/post/20040126.0309
> 2003
> ---
> Leishmaniasis - Afghanistan (07)
> http://promedmail.org/post/20020703.4662
> 2002
> ---
> Leishmaniasis - Afghanistan (04)
> http://promedmail.org/post/20020523.4304 ]
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