‘Baghdad boil’ surge reported in Baquba District, Iraq
by Robert Herriman from Outbreak News Today on (#1351G)
City officials in Baquba District, Iraq are reporting some 100 cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis, or "Baghdad boil", in recent weeks in the agricultural belt of Baquba, according to a ProMed news posting Friday. Mayor of Baquba District in Diyala governorate, Abdullah Al-Hayali said, "the past few weeks have witnessed more than 100 cases of Baghdad boil in the agricultural belt ["]
