Figure 1.

Epidemic curve of self reported first occurrence of lesion(s) later diagnosed as cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Dutch military personnel deployed in northern Afghanistan during July–November 2005. Black and gray bars represent number of first occurrences in military personnel deployed in northern Afghanistan or redeployed to the Netherlands, respectively (left y-axis). The dotted line represents total number of Dutch military personnel deployed in northern Afghanistan over time (right y-axis). The time line presents important events related to the cutaneous leishmaniasis epidemic.