<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><sec id="j_1905-7415.1103.556_s_001_w2aab3b7b6b1b6b1aab1c17b1Aa"><h3>Background</h3><p>Leishmaniasis is endemic in Iraq, where both cutaneous and visceral forms of the disease are reported.</p></sec><sec id="j_1905-7415.1103.556_s_002_w2aab3b7b6b1b6b1aab1c17b2Aa"><h3>Objectives</h3><p>To determine the prevalence of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) and to identify associations of CL with age, sex, season, and provinces depending on some demographic and climatic aspects.</p></sec><sec id="j_1905-7415.1103.556_s_003_w2aab3b7b6b1b6b1aab1c17b3Aa"><h3>Methods</h3><p>This study is retrospective and includes reported cases of infections using the available surveillance database taken from the Iraqi Ministry of Health for the years 2011, 2012, and 2013 for all provinces of Iraq.</p></sec><sec id="j_1905-7415.1103.556_s_004_w2aab3b7b6b1b6b1aab1c17b4Aa"><h3>Results</h3><p>Men and boys were found to be at higher risk for CL compared with women and girls. The majority of cases were recorded among those in age groups 5–14 and 15–45 years old. Most cases were recorded from lowland provinces with moderate annual rainfalls and a high rural population.</p></sec><sec id="j_1905-7415.1103.556_s_005_w2aab3b7b6b1b6b1aab1c17b5Aa"><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>This study provides initial necessary data for public health specialists working to assess management approaches for the control of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iraq.</p></sec></abstract>

BackgroundLeishmaniasis is endemic in Iraq, where both cutaneous and visceral forms of the disease are reported.ObjectivesTo determine the prevalence of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) and to identify associations of CL with age, sex, season, and provinces depending on some demographic and climatic aspects.MethodsThis study is retrospective and includes reported cases of infections using the available surveillance database taken from the Iraqi Ministry of Health for the years 2011, 2012, and 2013 for all provinces of Iraq.ResultsMen and boys were found to be at higher risk for CL compared with women and girls. The majority of cases were recorded among those in age groups 5–14 and 15–45 years old. Most cases were recorded from lowland provinces with moderate annual rainfalls and a high rural population.ConclusionsThis study provides initial necessary data for public health specialists working to assess management approaches for the control of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iraq.

The distribution of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iraq: demographic and climate aspects

Department of Biology, College of Science

Asian Biomedicine

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BackgroundLeishmaniasis is endemic in Iraq, where both cutaneous and visceral forms of the disease are reported.ObjectivesTo determine the prevalence of...

The distribution of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iraq: demographic and climate aspects

Article Category: Brief communication (Original)

Published Online: Aug 31, 2017

Page range: 255 - 260

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5372/1905-7415.1103.556

Keywords
Cutaneous leishmaniasis, demographic, Iraq, prevalence

© 2017 Harith Saeed Al-Warid, Ihsan M. Al-Saqur, Sumayah B. Al-Tuwaijari, Karim A. M. AL Zadawi

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The distribution of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iraq: demographic and climate aspects

Article Category: Brief communication (Original)

Published Online: Aug 31, 2017

Page range: 255 - 260

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5372/1905-7415.1103.556

KeywordsCutaneous leishmaniasis, demographic, Iraq, prevalence

© 2017 Harith Saeed Al-Warid, Ihsan M. Al-Saqur, Sumayah B. Al-Tuwaijari, Karim A. M. AL Zadawi

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Cutaneous leishmaniasis, demographic, Iraq, prevalence