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Date: Tue 16 Feb 2016<br>
Source: The Nation [edited]<br>
<<a href="http://nation.com.pk/newspaper-picks/15-Feb-2016/leishmaniasis-disease-soaring-in-landi-kotal" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://nation.com.pk/newspaper-picks/15-Feb-2016/leishmaniasis-disease-soaring-in-landi-kotal</a>><br>
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[Cutaneous] leishmaniasis disease is soaring in tehsil [sub-district]<br>
Landi Kotal [in Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal<br>
Areas/FATA], and hundreds of local patients including children are<br>
repeatedly visiting Agency Headquarters hospital for treatment.<br>
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However, they complained about unavailability of leishmaniasis<br>
injections, health and local sources said on [Sun 14 Feb 2016]. As per<br>
health experts, the disease spread because of biting of sandflies,<br>
breeding in fresh water.<br>
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Hundreds of patients including women, children from almost all areas,<br>
including Zakha Khel, Pasad Khel, Khuga Khel, Kam-Shelman,<br>
Loy-Shelman, the far-flung areas of tehsil Landi Kotal have got the<br>
infection, [according to] health officials.<br>
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Rehmatullah in-charge of laboratory in the hospital, said 10-15 cases<br>
were being diagnosed with leishmaniasis on a daily basis in addition<br>
[to those being treated] in private clinics. He further said the<br>
number of patients would increase as the weather would turn warm,<br>
which is favourable for breeding of the sandflies.<br>
<br>
A resident of Zakha Khel said, presently 3 of his children got the<br>
disease and more than 15 patients have been treated. He further said<br>
that the disease was spreading speedily in the area and every house<br>
had 2 or 3 affected persons.<br>
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When the medical superintendent (MS) of Landi Kotal hospital, Dr Nazir<br>
Wazir, was contacted he said that the FATA health directorate has<br>
supplied 300 injections from December last year [2015] till Feb 2016,<br>
however the number of the patients recorded in the recent year are 188<br>
beside, hundreds of others have been registered last year [2015].<br>
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He further said that one patient needs a minimum of 20 injections to<br>
be treated, therefore huge quantity of doses is necessary to cure the<br>
disease.<br>
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The tribesmen demanded of the health department provision of free<br>
injections to the hospital for early treatment of the patients and<br>
stressed upon the concerned authorities to carry out fumigation spray<br>
in the whole area to wipe out the disease.<br>
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[Both cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis (CL and VL) are endemic in<br>
Pakistan and Afghanistan. Control rests primarily on control of the<br>
rodent reservoir and the sandfly vector. For further comments on<br>
leishmaniasis in Pakistan please see the postings listed below. -<br>
Mod.EP<br>
<br>
Maps of Pakistan can be seen at<br>
<<a href="http://www.mapsofworld.com/pakistan/pakistan-political-map.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.mapsofworld.com/pakistan/pakistan-political-map.html</a>> and<br>
<<a href="http://healthmap.org/promed/p/36369" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://healthmap.org/promed/p/36369</a>>. Landi Kotal (Khyber Agency) can<br>
be located on the map of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas<br>
(FATA) at<br>
<<a href="http://fatada.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/fatamap_dim_areas2.png" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://fatada.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/fatamap_dim_areas2.png</a>>.<br>
- Sr.Tech.Ed.MJ]<br>
<br>
[See Also:<br>
Leishmaniasis - Albania, Jordan, Pakistan: surveillance 2015<br>
<a href="http://promedmail.org/post/20160210.4009452" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://promedmail.org/post/20160210.4009452</a><br>
2015<br>
---<br>
Leishmaniasis - Pakistan (04): (KP):<br>
<a href="http://promedmail.org/post/20141019.2879323" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://promedmail.org/post/20141019.2879323</a><br>
Leishmaniasis - Pakistan (03): (PS):<br>
<a href="http://promedmail.org/post/20140417.2411862" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://promedmail.org/post/20140417.2411862</a><br>
Leishmaniasis - Pakistan (02): (KP)<br>
<a href="http://promedmail.org/post/20140317.2337153" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://promedmail.org/post/20140317.2337153</a><br>
Leishmaniasis - Pakistan: (TA)<br>
<a href="http://promedmail.org/post/20140203.2252445" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://promedmail.org/post/20140203.2252445</a><br>
2013<br>
---<br>
Leishmaniasis - Pakistan (02): (FATA), cutaneous<br>
<a href="http://promedmail.org/post/20130518.1722196" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://promedmail.org/post/20130518.1722196</a><br>
Leishmaniasis - Pakistan: (KP)<br>
<a href="http://promedmail.org/post/20130303.1568339" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://promedmail.org/post/20130303.1568339</a><br>
2012<br>
---<br>
Leishmaniasis - Pakistan (03): (KP)<br>
<a href="http://promedmail.org/post/20121228.1473148" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://promedmail.org/post/20121228.1473148</a><br>
2010<br>
---<br>
Leishmaniasis - Afghanistan (03): (HR)<br>
<a href="http://promedmail.org/post/20101106.4015" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://promedmail.org/post/20101106.4015</a><br>
Leishmaniasis - Afghanistan <a href="http://promedmail.org/post/20101016.3750" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://promedmail.org/post/20101016.3750</a><br>
2007<br>
---<br>
Leishmaniasis - Afghanistan <a href="http://promedmail.org/post/20070508.1487" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://promedmail.org/post/20070508.1487</a><br>
2005<br>
---<br>
Leishmaniasis - Pakistan (Balochistan, Sindh)(02)<br>
<a href="http://promedmail.org/post/20050206.0403" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://promedmail.org/post/20050206.0403</a><br>
Leishmaniasis - Pakistan (Balochistan, Sindh)<br>
<a href="http://promedmail.org/post/20050113.0115" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://promedmail.org/post/20050113.0115</a><br>
2004<br>
---<br>
Leishmaniasis - Pakistan & India: background<br>
<a href="http://promedmail.org/post/20040201.0392" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://promedmail.org/post/20040201.0392</a><br>
Leishmaniasis - Pakistan (Sind) (02)<br>
<a href="http://promedmail.org/post/20040127.0324" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://promedmail.org/post/20040127.0324</a><br>
Leishmaniasis - Pakistan (Sind)<br>
<a href="http://promedmail.org/post/20040126.0309" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://promedmail.org/post/20040126.0309</a><br>
2003<br>
---<br>
Leishmaniasis - Afghanistan (07)<br>
<a href="http://promedmail.org/post/20020703.4662" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://promedmail.org/post/20020703.4662</a><br>
2002<br>
---<br>
Leishmaniasis - Afghanistan (04)<br>
<a href="http://promedmail.org/post/20020523.4304" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://promedmail.org/post/20020523.4304</a>]<br>
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