Epidemiological Study on Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in an Endemic Area, of Qom Province, Central Iran
Background: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is one of the most important health problems in many areas of Iran. There are two forms of the disease in Iran, anthroponotic and zoonotic CL. This study conducted to assess the epidemiological situation of CL in an endemic area of Qom Province, central Iran...
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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| author | Abedin Saghafipour Hassan Vatandoost Ali Reza Zahraei-Ramazani Mohammad Reza Yaghoobi-Ershadi Moharram Karami Jooshin Yavar Rassi Mohammad Reza Shirzadi Amir Ahmad Akhavan Ahmad Ali Hanafi-Bojd |
| author_facet | Abedin Saghafipour Hassan Vatandoost Ali Reza Zahraei-Ramazani Mohammad Reza Yaghoobi-Ershadi Moharram Karami Jooshin Yavar Rassi Mohammad Reza Shirzadi Amir Ahmad Akhavan Ahmad Ali Hanafi-Bojd |
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| description | Background: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is one of the most important health problems in many areas of Iran. There are two forms of the disease in Iran, anthroponotic and zoonotic CL. This study conducted to assess the epidemiological situation of CL in an endemic area of Qom Province, central Iran from Apr to Nov 2015.
Methods: The sticky paper traps and aspirating tubes were used for collecting adult sand flies. Sherman traps and small insect nets were used to capture rodents and small mammals. Giemsa staining was used for preparing the expanded smear and followed by PCR for identifying the causative agent in human, vectors, and reservoirs. In this study, relative frequency of CL was also calculated.
Results: Fourteen species of Phlebotomine sand flies were collected. Phlebotomus papatasi (61.74%) was the predominant species through the period of activity. Overall, 62 Meriones libycus, 8 Nesokia indica, 4 Mus musculus, 16 Allactaga elater and 2 Hemiechinus auritis were caught. PCR technique showed 6 out of 150 P. papatasi (2%), two out of 62 M. libycus (3.23%) and all of suspected human's skin tissue samples (100%) were infected with Leishmania major. The relative frequency of CL was 0.30%.
Conclusion: This is the first detection of L. major within P. papatasi, M. libycus and human in Kahak District in Qom Province of Iran. Zoonotic cycle of CL exists in this area, L. major is the causative agent, P. papatasi is the main vector and M. libycus is the main reservoir of the disease. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1dc60f05bac24239a9d92fd47782fa312022-12-22T01:36:27ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesJournal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases1735-71792322-22712017-10-01113356Epidemiological Study on Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in an Endemic Area, of Qom Province, Central IranAbedin Saghafipour0Hassan Vatandoost1Ali Reza Zahraei-Ramazani2Mohammad Reza Yaghoobi-Ershadi3Moharram Karami Jooshin4Yavar Rassi5Mohammad Reza Shirzadi6Amir Ahmad Akhavan7Ahmad Ali Hanafi-Bojd8Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, International Campus (IC -TUMS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Department of Environmental Chemical Pollutants and Pesticides, Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Silences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranQom Provincial Health Center, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, IranDepartment of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranCommunicable Diseases Management Center, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, IranDepartment of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranBackground: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is one of the most important health problems in many areas of Iran. There are two forms of the disease in Iran, anthroponotic and zoonotic CL. This study conducted to assess the epidemiological situation of CL in an endemic area of Qom Province, central Iran from Apr to Nov 2015. Methods: The sticky paper traps and aspirating tubes were used for collecting adult sand flies. Sherman traps and small insect nets were used to capture rodents and small mammals. Giemsa staining was used for preparing the expanded smear and followed by PCR for identifying the causative agent in human, vectors, and reservoirs. In this study, relative frequency of CL was also calculated. Results: Fourteen species of Phlebotomine sand flies were collected. Phlebotomus papatasi (61.74%) was the predominant species through the period of activity. Overall, 62 Meriones libycus, 8 Nesokia indica, 4 Mus musculus, 16 Allactaga elater and 2 Hemiechinus auritis were caught. PCR technique showed 6 out of 150 P. papatasi (2%), two out of 62 M. libycus (3.23%) and all of suspected human's skin tissue samples (100%) were infected with Leishmania major. The relative frequency of CL was 0.30%. Conclusion: This is the first detection of L. major within P. papatasi, M. libycus and human in Kahak District in Qom Province of Iran. Zoonotic cycle of CL exists in this area, L. major is the causative agent, P. papatasi is the main vector and M. libycus is the main reservoir of the disease.https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/734Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasisLeishmania majorPhlebotomus papatasiITS1- PCRIran |
| spellingShingle | Abedin Saghafipour Hassan Vatandoost Ali Reza Zahraei-Ramazani Mohammad Reza Yaghoobi-Ershadi Moharram Karami Jooshin Yavar Rassi Mohammad Reza Shirzadi Amir Ahmad Akhavan Ahmad Ali Hanafi-Bojd Epidemiological Study on Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in an Endemic Area, of Qom Province, Central Iran Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis Leishmania major Phlebotomus papatasi ITS1- PCR Iran |
| title | Epidemiological Study on Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in an Endemic Area, of Qom Province, Central Iran |
| title_full | Epidemiological Study on Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in an Endemic Area, of Qom Province, Central Iran |
| title_fullStr | Epidemiological Study on Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in an Endemic Area, of Qom Province, Central Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epidemiological Study on Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in an Endemic Area, of Qom Province, Central Iran |
| title_short | Epidemiological Study on Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in an Endemic Area, of Qom Province, Central Iran |
| title_sort | epidemiological study on cutaneous leishmaniasis in an endemic area of qom province central iran |
| topic | Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis Leishmania major Phlebotomus papatasi ITS1- PCR Iran |
| url | https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/734 |
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