Epidemiological prevalence of cutaneous Leishmaniasis In immigration people in Al-Qadissyia province

A. Seaad, A.; R. Abdulah, S.; F. Kelef, S.

	Epidemiological prevalence of cutaneous Leishmaniasis In immigration people in Al-Qadissyia province
Al-Anbar Journal of Veterinary Sciences
Article 1, Volume 10, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 77-83 PDF (393.26 K)
Authors
A. A. Seaad; S. R. Abdulah; S. F. Kelef
Abstract
This study were conducted an epidemiological survey of prevalence cutaneous leishmaniasis in immigration people in Al-Diwaniyah city center, included shamiaa, Dagharah, Afak Sannia, eastern Hamzah, and al boddier in the period from September 2014 until April 2015 the results showed that the high population density in the province has played a role in the high rate of infected as a result of to population movements and migration of political instability, which recently witnessed diameter and Results showed diagnosed about 62 with percentage (1.58%) from 4007 individual infection cases by leishmania cutaneous. The study included some of the districts of the province where she was the highest in the district of the eastern Hamzah, and Afak by (29, 19.4)% respectively, it was noted that the highest prevalence of cases where it a through monthly January and February 2015 (17.74, 25.81)% respectively recorded infection rate among children under the age of 15at ratio 46.5% while infected rates declined with age progress. For the diagnosis and determine the type of parasite the results showed by PCR technique that 21 out of 62 sample is Leishmania major, with percentage 33.78%
Keywords
cutaneous leishmaniasis; lesions; prevalence; virulence factor; PCR

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