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From: A review of visceral leishmaniasis during the conflict in South Sudan and the consequences for East African countries

Fig. 3

The “perfect storm” of conditions leading to VL Epidemics [35, 45–47]. The overarching problem in South Sudan since 2013 has two major factors. The first is a large population of naïve individuals migrating to endemic regions. In this case, migrations usually occur due to civil unrest leading to the second factor: a breakdown in infrastructure. This breakdown has led to lack of adequate shelter, food insecurity and collapsed healthcare systems, which leave individuals highly vulnerable to exposure to phlebotomine sand flies

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Parasites & Vectors

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