Epidemiological study on Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in infected persons in Thi- Qar governorate

Abbas Manshad, Fadhil; Abd Al-Jabbar Abd Al-Kazim, Nebeel

	Epidemiological study on Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in infected persons in Thi- Qar governorate
Journal of College of Education for Pure Science
Article 1, Volume 6, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 52-68
Authors
Fadhil Abbas Manshad; Nebeel Abd Al-Jabbar Abd Al-Kazim
Abstract
The present study was done on Cutaneous Leishmaniasis from both diagnostic and epidemiological aspect in Thi Qar province and included 125 suspect infected persons from the beginning of October 2013 to the end of May 2014. Results of the study showed that the number of females infected was 37 (75.5%) higher than the number of males 49 (64.5%), it was found that the highest percentage of infection was in April (75%) and lower percentage in October (55.6%), the highest rate of infected was found in age of (81-90) years 100% while the lowest rate of infected was in age of (51-60) years 62.5 %, and there have been no infection in the age groups (61-70) and (71-80 years). The current study showed that the highest percentage found in the educational level of the holders of a bachelor's degree (80%) and the lowest rate of infection in diploma holders to approximately (50%). The geographical distribution of infected cases was referred to the highly rate of infected cases found in Al-Fahod and Al-Fajer districts (100%) and the lowest rate was in sid dokheil‎‏, Al-Islah and Al-Nassr districts (50%), and the highest infection rate found in rural housing type (73.2%) while the incidence in people who live in urban areas amounted to (65.2%), and the high percentage found to holders of dry ulcers (79.5%) while the lowest percentage of infections in patients who have dry and ulcerative leishmaniasis together (2.46%), and the number of ulcers as the highest percentage found in the patient whose carries 12 ulcer (100%) while the rate amounted to lower in patients with 7 ulcers (33.3%). The incidence of skin disease leishmaniasis and location of ulcers in the body where the highest percentage found in the legs (88%) while the lowest infection rate in the trunk, amounting to 33.3%. As for the dimensions of ulcers When studying relationship with the skin leishmaniasis, as observed the highest infection percentage in patients whose suffers ulcers dimensions less than 1 cm (81.8%) while the lowest percentage with ulcers dimensions 6 cm (50%), and when studying the relationship between skin leishmaniasis and the history of the emergence of ulcers where the highest percentage found in patients whose have ulcers date appearing 2 a month (3.94%) while the lowest percentage in whose have ulcers date appearing 4 months (33.3%). As shown by the current study, the skin leishmaniasis was highest percentage found in patients who have Nodle and papule form (70%) while the lowest in patients whose have plaque type (65.7%), As for the skin leishmaniasis and the presence of sand flies the high infection rate emerged in patients whose sand flies exist in their homes (70.2%) while the lowest infection rate recorded in patients whose homes without of sand flies (61.9%). It is concluded from the current study that the skin leishmaniasis endemic in Iraq and in the province of Thi Qar, especially. As well as the Sovereignty of infection from rural type on the urban type and the Sovereignty of dry ulcers on ulcerated sores.

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