| epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis at a focus monitored by the multinational force and observers in the northeastern sinai desert of egypt. | a longitudinal epidemiologic study of cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) transmission was conducted between july 1989 and june 1991 in a 1,200-km2 sector of the northeastern sinai desert monitored by the multinational force and observers (mfo), an international peace keeping mission between egypt and israel. the occurrence of human cases, sand fly density, rodent collection, and isolations of leishmania confirmed only one of four surveyed locations as a significant focus of cl transmission. phlebotomu ... | 1993 | 8250099 |