Investigation of the complications and incidences of orf disease during and after the Feast of the Sacrifice period
Background/objectives: Orf is not an endemic disease. However, it causes epidemics after the Feast of the Sacrifice in Muslim countries because it is transmitted from animals. This study investigates orf disease incidences during and after the Feast of the Sacrifice period in Izmir. The study seeks...
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| author | Handan Saçar Belkız Uyar Tuncer Saçar Arzu Duran |
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| description | Background/objectives: Orf is not an endemic disease. However, it causes epidemics after the Feast of the Sacrifice in Muslim countries because it is transmitted from animals. This study investigates orf disease incidences during and after the Feast of the Sacrifice period in Izmir. The study seeks to detect the association between various occupations and orf, as well as the rate of disease-related complications.
Methods: This retrospective study included 168 orf patients and 352 control patients selected from among 68,723 patients who applied to our dermatology polyclinic between 2006 and 2012. The patients were grouped according to their occupation, residential area, and the time at which they acquired the disease (either before or after the Feast of the Sacrifice).
Results: Orf disease was detected most commonly in butchers (24.4%) before the Feast of the Sacrifice and in slaughterers (40.5%) after the Feast of the Sacrifice. When the sum of all groups was inspected, the group most exposed to the disease was the group that fed and slaughtered the animals (45.2%). A male preponderance (30.4%) was found in this group before the Feast of the Sacrifice, whereas a female preponderance (32.7%) was found in this group after the Feast.
Conclusion: The high rate of orf detected (168/68,723) in our research is connected with an increase of population, sacrifices, and animal husbandry regions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f48828472ad5404fb4f01ae96867c5ae2022-12-21T19:32:13ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsDermatologica Sinica1027-81172015-12-0133419119510.1016/j.dsi.2015.03.003Investigation of the complications and incidences of orf disease during and after the Feast of the Sacrifice periodHandan Saçar0Belkız Uyar1Tuncer Saçar2Arzu Duran3Department of Dermatology, Sifa University, Izmir, TurkeyDepartment of Dermatology, Sifa University, Izmir, TurkeyOztan Hospital, Uşak, TurkeyDepartment of Microbiology, Sifa University, Izmir, TurkeyBackground/objectives: Orf is not an endemic disease. However, it causes epidemics after the Feast of the Sacrifice in Muslim countries because it is transmitted from animals. This study investigates orf disease incidences during and after the Feast of the Sacrifice period in Izmir. The study seeks to detect the association between various occupations and orf, as well as the rate of disease-related complications. Methods: This retrospective study included 168 orf patients and 352 control patients selected from among 68,723 patients who applied to our dermatology polyclinic between 2006 and 2012. The patients were grouped according to their occupation, residential area, and the time at which they acquired the disease (either before or after the Feast of the Sacrifice). Results: Orf disease was detected most commonly in butchers (24.4%) before the Feast of the Sacrifice and in slaughterers (40.5%) after the Feast of the Sacrifice. When the sum of all groups was inspected, the group most exposed to the disease was the group that fed and slaughtered the animals (45.2%). A male preponderance (30.4%) was found in this group before the Feast of the Sacrifice, whereas a female preponderance (32.7%) was found in this group after the Feast. Conclusion: The high rate of orf detected (168/68,723) in our research is connected with an increase of population, sacrifices, and animal husbandry regions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1027811715000294ecthyma contagiosumorfparapoxvirus |
| spellingShingle | Handan Saçar Belkız Uyar Tuncer Saçar Arzu Duran Investigation of the complications and incidences of orf disease during and after the Feast of the Sacrifice period Dermatologica Sinica ecthyma contagiosum orf parapoxvirus |
| title | Investigation of the complications and incidences of orf disease during and after the Feast of the Sacrifice period |
| title_full | Investigation of the complications and incidences of orf disease during and after the Feast of the Sacrifice period |
| title_fullStr | Investigation of the complications and incidences of orf disease during and after the Feast of the Sacrifice period |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigation of the complications and incidences of orf disease during and after the Feast of the Sacrifice period |
| title_short | Investigation of the complications and incidences of orf disease during and after the Feast of the Sacrifice period |
| title_sort | investigation of the complications and incidences of orf disease during and after the feast of the sacrifice period |
| topic | ecthyma contagiosum orf parapoxvirus |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1027811715000294 |
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