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CDC: Leishmaniasis May Be Endemic in Texas, Oklahoma
Health via Yahoo News· 6 months agoNew data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that leishmaniasis may be endemic in the U.S. The skin condition is spread by the...
Mosquito Bites vs. Sand Fly Bites: What to Know About Leishmaniasis Risk
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 6 months agoLeishmaniasis is a disease that’s transmitted by a bite from a female sand fly that has been...
Texas sand fly may carry parasites that cause disfiguring skin disease, CDC study says
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA leishmaniasis infection if not treated can lead to skin ulcers and death, if a more dangerous...
Tropical parasite gains a foothold in the US, especially in Texas
Live Science via Yahoo News· 6 months agoScientists identified a new strain of a parasite that causes the disease leishmaniasis, and they...
Tropical disease found in mainland U.S., stunning physicians: ‘There’s no effective vaccine’
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIt’s been confirmed that the mainland U.S. is now home to a disease once thought to only exist in...
A tropical parasite, passed through the bite of a sand fly, is causing skin infections in the US
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 months agoMove over mosquitos. There’s another blood-sucking biter Americans need to guard against because it...
A tropical disease that can cause 'chronic ulcer-type lesions' is spreading across the US through...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA sand fly on a leaf.EzumeImages Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a tropical disease previously unseen in...
Flesh-eating parasite spread by sand flies has foothold in U.S., scientists say
CBS News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoOnce thought to be a danger largely reserved for travelers, a flesh-eating parasite known as...
Flesh-Eating Parasite That Causes Skin Infections Is Being Spread by Sand Flies in the US
People via Yahoo News· 6 months agoScientists with the CDC report that they've detected the tropical, flesh-eating parasite...
Study Finds Ibizan Hounds Have High Immunity Against Parasite
Dog Time via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA study has found that Ibizan Hounds may have special defenses against leishmaniasis. Those involved...