A new perspective on cutaneous leishmaniasis—Implications for global prevalence and burden of disease estimates
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1 NTDs, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 2 University of Edinburgh Medical School, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 3 Department of Parasitology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 4 National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America, 5 World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 6 National Centre for Tropical Diseases, Saudi Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 7 Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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