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Volume 29, Number 5—May 2023
Dispatch

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania infantum, Israel, 2018–2021

Michal SolomonComments to Author , Nadav Astman, Karin Warshavsky, Aviv Barzilai, Tal Meningher, Dror Avni, and Eli Schwartz
Author affiliations: Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel (M. Solomon, N. Astman, K. Warshavsky, A. Barzilai, T. Meningher, D. Avni, E. Schwartz); Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel (M. Solomon, N. Astman, K. Warshavsky, A. Barzilai, D. Avni, E. Schwartz)

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Figure 1

Foci of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum, Israel, 2018–2021. Distribution of canine L. infantum in Israel based on Jaffe et al (8).

Figure 1. Foci of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum, Israel, 2018–2021. Distribution of canine L. infantum in Israel based on Jaffe et al (8).

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