The emergence of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis following the earthquake in southern villages of bam district, southeastern iran, 2010.
Background: The objective of this study was to assess the epidemiological characteristics of a new emerging focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in southern villages of Bam District, southeastern Iran, 2010. Methods: A house-to- house census survey of 5544 individuals were interviewed and physicall...
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| author | Mohammad Reza Aflatoonian Iraj Sharifi Somayeh Poursmaelian Maryam Hakimi-Parizi Nasser Ziaali |
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| description | Background: The objective of this study was to assess the epidemiological characteristics of a new emerging focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in southern villages of Bam District, southeastern Iran, 2010.
Methods: A house-to- house census survey of 5544 individuals were interviewed and physically examined for the presence of active lesions or scars. Diagnosis was confirmed by direct smears, cultures and identification by PCR. The data were entered into a computer and SPSS ver. 15.
Results: Overall, 1.2% of the inhabitants were infected, 0.5% active and 0.7% scars and females were more signifi- cantly infected (1.7%) than males (0.8%), (P= 0.003). All age groups were equally affected. Most of the lesions were on the face and majority had single lesion. Most of the cases appeared from 2006 to 2008 during the CL epidemic in the city of Bam. PCR indicated L. tropica as the causative agent.
Conclusion: The presence of non-immune individuals along with suitable ecological conditions could induce a new emerging focus of ACL in villages. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cf98a0d96e8148db95607566d2dcdc382022-12-21T21:17:59ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesJournal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases1735-71792322-22712013-06-0171221The emergence of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis following the earthquake in southern villages of bam district, southeastern iran, 2010.Mohammad Reza Aflatoonian0Iraj Sharifi1Somayeh Poursmaelian2Maryam Hakimi-Parizi3Nasser Ziaali4Leishmaniasis Research Centre, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.Leishmaniasis Research Centre, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.Leishmaniasis Research Centre, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.Leishmaniasis Research Centre, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.Background: The objective of this study was to assess the epidemiological characteristics of a new emerging focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in southern villages of Bam District, southeastern Iran, 2010. Methods: A house-to- house census survey of 5544 individuals were interviewed and physically examined for the presence of active lesions or scars. Diagnosis was confirmed by direct smears, cultures and identification by PCR. The data were entered into a computer and SPSS ver. 15. Results: Overall, 1.2% of the inhabitants were infected, 0.5% active and 0.7% scars and females were more signifi- cantly infected (1.7%) than males (0.8%), (P= 0.003). All age groups were equally affected. Most of the lesions were on the face and majority had single lesion. Most of the cases appeared from 2006 to 2008 during the CL epidemic in the city of Bam. PCR indicated L. tropica as the causative agent. Conclusion: The presence of non-immune individuals along with suitable ecological conditions could induce a new emerging focus of ACL in villages.https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/243Anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasisEmergenceIranLeishmania tropica |
| spellingShingle | Mohammad Reza Aflatoonian Iraj Sharifi Somayeh Poursmaelian Maryam Hakimi-Parizi Nasser Ziaali The emergence of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis following the earthquake in southern villages of bam district, southeastern iran, 2010. Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases Anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis Emergence Iran Leishmania tropica |
| title | The emergence of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis following the earthquake in southern villages of bam district, southeastern iran, 2010. |
| title_full | The emergence of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis following the earthquake in southern villages of bam district, southeastern iran, 2010. |
| title_fullStr | The emergence of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis following the earthquake in southern villages of bam district, southeastern iran, 2010. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The emergence of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis following the earthquake in southern villages of bam district, southeastern iran, 2010. |
| title_short | The emergence of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis following the earthquake in southern villages of bam district, southeastern iran, 2010. |
| title_sort | emergence of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis following the earthquake in southern villages of bam district southeastern iran 2010 |
| topic | Anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis Emergence Iran Leishmania tropica |
| url | https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/243 |
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