A doctor treats a child showing symptoms of leishmaniasis at a hospital in Aleppo
A doctor treats a child showing symptoms of leishmaniasis at a hospital in Aleppo, February 11, 2013. Doctors in Aleppo and Deir al-Zor have reported outbreaks of leishmaniasis, an endemic tropical disease transmitted by sand-flies that causes skin ulcers resembling leprosy, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Poor waste management and lack of hygiene have fuelled its spread, but the U.N. agency is trying to deliver medicines to both hotspots, WHO spokesman Glenn Thomas told a news briefing. REUTERS/Muzaffar Salman (SYRIA - Tags: HEALTH CIVIL UNREST)