[Leish-l] burqa

[Carlos Costa]

Recently, it came up in my mind that the use of burqa might be associated
with the protection against cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Middle-East. I
am pretty sure that I heard from someone or read somewhere but I cannot
recall the source.

Then I asked my Prof. Ali Khamesipour, from Tehran, and to Prof. Jeff Shaw
but they do not know anything about the subject.

Finally, I entered in PubMed and found only the attached article by Al
Aboud et al with a quote that burqa might be protective against
leishmaniasis.

The issue is quite interesting. So, I ask the colleagues who know something
or that want to express their thought about the issue to share with our
community.

Cheers,

Carlos.


-- 
Carlos H. N. Costa, MD, DSc.
President
Instituto de Doenças do Sertão
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