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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Dramatic increase in laboratory-diagnosed human cutaneous leishmaniasis cases in southern Israel, 2007–2013

Shalom Ben-Shimol From the Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel;Soroka University Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel;Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
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Orli SagiParasitology Laboratory, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel;Soroka University Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel;Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Shlomi CodishClinical Research Center, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel;Soroka University Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel;Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Victor NovackClinical Research Center, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel;Soroka University Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel;Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Chiya BarrettSoroka University Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel;Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Yariv FruchtmanSoroka University Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel;Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Anat BerkowitzParasitology Laboratory, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel;Soroka University Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel;Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Yonat Shemer-AvniSoroka University Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel;Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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David Greenberg From the Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel;Soroka University Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel;Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Pages 161-167 | Received 16 Jul 2014, Accepted 29 Sep 2014, Published online: 22 Jan 2015

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