A tropical disease once seen almost exclusively in returning travelers is now being detected in Texas and the south in people with no international travel history — caused by a parasite strain that’s ...

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a tropical disease previously unseen in the United States. In the past several years, cases have appeared in states like Texas and Arizona. It can cause lesions on the body, ...

The most common symptoms of the disease are skin ulcers and lesions which can leave life-long scars, in more serious cases people can become very unwell with fever, weight loss, enlargement of the ...