Spatial Distribution Study of Visceral Leishmaniasis in East Azerbaijan Province
Background and Objectives: Visceral leishmaniasis is a zoonotic diseases and is endemic in northwest of Iran and annually 100-300 positive cases are reported. The aim of this study was to determine the spatial distribution of visceral leishmaniasis in East Azerbaijan province. Material and Me...
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| author | Eslam Moradi-Asl Simin Khayatzadeh Abbasi Ali Dorosti Saber Alizadeh Javad Porfathi Amin Ataey |
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| description | Background and Objectives: Visceral leishmaniasis is a zoonotic diseases and is endemic in northwest of Iran and annually 100-300 positive cases are reported. The aim of this study was to determine the spatial distribution of visceral leishmaniasis in East Azerbaijan province. Material and Methods: This is a retrospective cross-sectional study that was done on visceral leishmaniasis patients from 2009-2016 which is analyzed based on interpolation and SPSS v.25 and ArcMap10.4.1 have been used. Results: Totally 78 patients were identified during the study, of which 57.7% were living in rural areas and 42.3% in urban areas. More than 90% of cases have occurred in children under the age of 5 years. The northeastern part of the province, which has a higher average rainfall and a moderate temperature, was identified as a high risk area of the disease and a hot spot of disease among the Kalibar and Ahar counties. Conclusion: Visceral leishmaniasis has increased by 3-4 times since 2013 in East Azarbaijan province and residents of border areas with Ardebil province and Azerbaijan Republic are at the risk of transmitting the disease. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-652886305fdd429896cd5ac29e8051932022-12-21T20:34:04ZfasTabriz University of Medical SciencesTaṣvīr-i salāmat2008-90582423-66402019-09-01102129143DOH_390_20191006114819Spatial Distribution Study of Visceral Leishmaniasis in East Azerbaijan ProvinceEslam Moradi-Asl0Simin Khayatzadeh1Abbasi Ali Dorosti2Saber Alizadeh3Javad Porfathi4Amin Ataey5Department of Public Health, School of Health, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, IranCDC, East Azerbaijan Province Health Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, East Azarbaijan, Tabriz, IranCDC, East Azerbaijan Province Health Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran CDC, East Azerbaijan Province Health Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IranMeshkin Shahr Health Center, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran Background and Objectives: Visceral leishmaniasis is a zoonotic diseases and is endemic in northwest of Iran and annually 100-300 positive cases are reported. The aim of this study was to determine the spatial distribution of visceral leishmaniasis in East Azerbaijan province. Material and Methods: This is a retrospective cross-sectional study that was done on visceral leishmaniasis patients from 2009-2016 which is analyzed based on interpolation and SPSS v.25 and ArcMap10.4.1 have been used. Results: Totally 78 patients were identified during the study, of which 57.7% were living in rural areas and 42.3% in urban areas. More than 90% of cases have occurred in children under the age of 5 years. The northeastern part of the province, which has a higher average rainfall and a moderate temperature, was identified as a high risk area of the disease and a hot spot of disease among the Kalibar and Ahar counties. Conclusion: Visceral leishmaniasis has increased by 3-4 times since 2013 in East Azarbaijan province and residents of border areas with Ardebil province and Azerbaijan Republic are at the risk of transmitting the disease. https://doh.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/doh-253.pdfepidemiologyeastern azerbaijan visceral leishmaniasisclimate change |
| spellingShingle | Eslam Moradi-Asl Simin Khayatzadeh Abbasi Ali Dorosti Saber Alizadeh Javad Porfathi Amin Ataey Spatial Distribution Study of Visceral Leishmaniasis in East Azerbaijan Province Taṣvīr-i salāmat epidemiology eastern azerbaijan visceral leishmaniasis climate change |
| title | Spatial Distribution Study of Visceral Leishmaniasis in East Azerbaijan Province |
| title_full | Spatial Distribution Study of Visceral Leishmaniasis in East Azerbaijan Province |
| title_fullStr | Spatial Distribution Study of Visceral Leishmaniasis in East Azerbaijan Province |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spatial Distribution Study of Visceral Leishmaniasis in East Azerbaijan Province |
| title_short | Spatial Distribution Study of Visceral Leishmaniasis in East Azerbaijan Province |
| title_sort | spatial distribution study of visceral leishmaniasis in east azerbaijan province |
| topic | epidemiology eastern azerbaijan visceral leishmaniasis climate change |
| url | https://doh.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/doh-253.pdf |
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