Defense_Analysis_Report_15OCT2003.pdf

(b)(3):10 USC 424 UNCLASSIFIED 0 AFMIC Home Page DIA SEAL Defense Analysis Report 15 October 2003 (U) Iraq: Sand Fly Diseases Threaten US Personnel (U) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (U) Leishmaniasis and sand fly fever, diseases transmitted by sand flies, threaten US personnel deployed in Iraq. Leishmaniasis typically presents as skin lesions (cutaneous leishmaniasis), but also can cause obscure symptoms such as fever and progressive weakness (visceral leishmaniasis). Although exact risk is unknown, we | es...