Epidemiological features of cutaneous leishmaniasis and distribution of sand flies in an endemic area in southeast of Iran.
Cutaneous leishmaniasis
Epidemiology
Hajiabad
Iran
Sand fly
Journal
Parasite epidemiology and control
ISSN: 2405-6731
Titre abrégé: Parasite Epidemiol Control
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101687137
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2021
Aug 2021
Historique:
received:
30
01
2021
revised:
30
06
2021
accepted:
11
07
2021
entrez:
25
8
2021
pubmed:
26
8
2021
medline:
26
8
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a widespread tropical infectious disease in the world. It is one of the most important health problem in Iran which is endemic in different parts of country. This study was conducted to determine epidemiological features of CL and distribution of sand flies in Hajiabad County, one of the important CL foci in southeast of Iran. This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from March 2019 to March 2020.All of the suspected CL cases with skin lesions who referred to Hajiabad County health centers and all actively detected patients were clinically and parasitologically examined for CL. Demographic and clinical data of all patients were recorded. Moreover, in this study, sand flies were collected monthly from four typical plain and foothill villages during their active season (May-November) using sticky trap. Sand flies were mounted as permanent microscopic slides, using Puri's medium, and identified by taxonomic keys. Data were analyzed using SPSS.21 software and descriptive statistics. A total of 70 confirmed cases of CL were recorded; the incidence rate of the disease was 101 per 100,000 people. The most infected age group was 0-10 years, with a rate of 64.3%. Males were infected more than females and the majority of cases (85.7%) were recorded from rural areas. Most of the cases had 1 lesion (51.4%) and the most lesions (55.8%) were in upper extremities. During the study period, 832 sand fly specimens comprised of ten species of This study has revealed that CL is endemic in Hajiabad County and there are five CL vectors that are distributed in this County and some of them are more prevalent in plain areas. These findings can be used as a basis for implementation of interventions toward vector control, which may help in suppression of vector density, and consequently, control of CL in the study area.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34430724
doi: 10.1016/j.parepi.2021.e00220
pii: S2405-6731(21)00021-0
pmc: PMC8365509
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e00220Informations de copyright
© 2021 The Authors.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that they have no competing interests that could influence the work reported.
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