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Street-dogs bring fear to Diwaniya residents | قلق متزايد من ظاهرة انتشار الكلاب السائبة في الديوانية

Diwaniya, Feb 18, (VOI) – Residents of Diwaniya city have a new threat of a different sort; street-dogs that form groups, especially at night, are attacking them.At the center of Diwaniya (capital city of Diwaniya province, 180 km south of Baghdad – capital city of Iraq), Kareem Al-Robaee said ...

IRAQ: Leishmaniasis continues to spread in southern province

Outbreaks were rare before 2003. But since the conflict began, the destroyed health system has allowed viruses lurking in the environment to return. BAGHDAD, 18 February 2008 (IRIN) - Leishmaniasis continues to spread in Iraq’s southern province of Qadissiyah, about 130km south of Baghdad, with at least ...

IRAQ: Leishmaniasis affecting children in south

BAGHDAD, 11 February 2008 (IRIN) - Over 180 children have been affected with Baghdad boil disease, or leishmaniasis, in Iraq’s southern province of Qadissiyah, about 130km south of Baghdad, local officials said. Leishmaniasis is known by different local names, including oriental sore, Aleppo button, Jericho boil and Delhi boil. ...