The epidemiology of tick-borne relapsing fever in Bijar County, North-Western Iran
To explain the demographic and epidemiological aspects of found cases of illness in the Bijar County, north-western Iran, in the year of 2007-2008. Methods: In this descriptive study population included all febrile cases referring to health services centers of Bijar County. A confirmed case was defi...
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| description | To explain the demographic and epidemiological aspects of found cases of illness in the Bijar County, north-western Iran, in the year of 2007-2008.
Methods: In this descriptive study population included all febrile cases referring to health services centers of Bijar County. A confirmed case was defined as an individual who had both febrile disease and detection of Borrelia in a peripheral blood smear by Wright-Giemsa using dark-field microscop. Each patient was asked to fulfill a questionnaire including clinical and epidemiological features and demographic information of TBRF.
Results: During the year of 2007-2008, 11 cases have been reported from Bijar County. There were 5 cases (45.4%) of the patients younger than 10 years, 6 cases (54.5%) were 10–19 years old. Of the patients, 63.6% occurred in summer and 27.3% in spring. All cases developed during the months of May to October. Fever and chills, the most common symptoms, occured in all patients. Most (54.5%) of the cases were students and the remaining were children. Approximately 72.7% of the patients were keeping cattle and sheep near or inside their homes.
Conclusions: As showed, TBRF is a remarkable public health challenge, particularly for children and students living in Bijar County. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-024a7cda49f4437eb51f8a17ce72abf52022-12-22T02:55:36ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Acute Disease2221-61892014-01-013322422710.1016/S2221-6189(14)60050-0The epidemiology of tick-borne relapsing fever in Bijar County, North-Western IranHamid Kassiri0Ali Kasiri1Kobra Dostifar2Masoud Lotfi3School of Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IranSchool of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IranShushtar School of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IranSchool of Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IranTo explain the demographic and epidemiological aspects of found cases of illness in the Bijar County, north-western Iran, in the year of 2007-2008. Methods: In this descriptive study population included all febrile cases referring to health services centers of Bijar County. A confirmed case was defined as an individual who had both febrile disease and detection of Borrelia in a peripheral blood smear by Wright-Giemsa using dark-field microscop. Each patient was asked to fulfill a questionnaire including clinical and epidemiological features and demographic information of TBRF. Results: During the year of 2007-2008, 11 cases have been reported from Bijar County. There were 5 cases (45.4%) of the patients younger than 10 years, 6 cases (54.5%) were 10–19 years old. Of the patients, 63.6% occurred in summer and 27.3% in spring. All cases developed during the months of May to October. Fever and chills, the most common symptoms, occured in all patients. Most (54.5%) of the cases were students and the remaining were children. Approximately 72.7% of the patients were keeping cattle and sheep near or inside their homes. Conclusions: As showed, TBRF is a remarkable public health challenge, particularly for children and students living in Bijar County.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221618914600500EpidemiologyBorrelia persicaTick-borne relapsing feverIran |
| spellingShingle | Hamid Kassiri Ali Kasiri Kobra Dostifar Masoud Lotfi The epidemiology of tick-borne relapsing fever in Bijar County, North-Western Iran Journal of Acute Disease Epidemiology Borrelia persica Tick-borne relapsing fever Iran |
| title | The epidemiology of tick-borne relapsing fever in Bijar County, North-Western Iran |
| title_full | The epidemiology of tick-borne relapsing fever in Bijar County, North-Western Iran |
| title_fullStr | The epidemiology of tick-borne relapsing fever in Bijar County, North-Western Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | The epidemiology of tick-borne relapsing fever in Bijar County, North-Western Iran |
| title_short | The epidemiology of tick-borne relapsing fever in Bijar County, North-Western Iran |
| title_sort | epidemiology of tick borne relapsing fever in bijar county north western iran |
| topic | Epidemiology Borrelia persica Tick-borne relapsing fever Iran |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221618914600500 |
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