A new focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania tropica in northern Jordan.

An endemic focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania tropica was identified in the district of Bani Kinana, northern Jordan. Fifty-five autochthonous cases were detected from February to September 1994 in a population of about 50,000. Most cases (74.

Environmental manipulation in the control of a zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis focus.

An investigation is currently underway to assess the efficiency and practicality of combined burrow destruction and removal of chenopods in the control of a zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) focus. Karameh and Sweimeh, situated in the southern Jordan Valley, are stable endemic foci for ZCL. Control measures have been initiated in Karameh and will be maintained for two years.