Posted on Fri, Oct. 17, 2008
Skin disease takes toll on Colombian soldiers
A tiny but debilitating enemy is stalking Colombian soldiers as they hunt for Marxist rebels deep in the jungle: the sand fly, which carries a parasite that causes the flesh-eating disease called leishmaniasis.
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