| leishmania infecting man and wild animals in saudi arabia. 6. cutaneous leishmaniasis of man in the south-west. | cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) is common on the high plateaux and foothills of the asir range in the south-west of saudi arabia and yemen. in 1987 1198 and 1104 cases were reported among the saudi populations of asir and al-baha provinces, representing an estimated annual incidence of 12 and 38 per 10,000 respectively. the incidence rises from october to december, then declines to a minimum between may and august. the prevalence of phlebotomus sergenti, a proven local vector in the highlands, is r ... | 1989 | 2617623 |