The epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Golestan Province, Iran: A cross-sectional study of 8-years

Leishmaniasis occurs with an incidence of 0.5–1.5 million new cases annually, and is also endemic in 88 countries across the world. Presently, we aimed to investigate the status of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) in Golestan Province in North of Iran. A retrospective survey was conducted on existed dat...

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Published in:Parasite epidemiology and control 2019-05, Vol.5, p.e00099, Article e00099
Main Authors: Jorjani, Oghlniaz, Mirkarimi, Kamal, Charkazi, Abdurrahman, Shahamat, Yousef Dadban, Mehrbakhsh, Zahra, Bagheri, Ali
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Language:English
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Cutaneous
Incidence
Leishmaniasis
Registries
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Summary:Leishmaniasis occurs with an incidence of 0.5–1.5 million new cases annually, and is also endemic in 88 countries across the world. Presently, we aimed to investigate the status of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) in Golestan Province in North of Iran. A retrospective survey was conducted on existed data of 6873 patients with CL who attended to Health Centers in Golestan Province during 2010 to 2017 years. Data were collected using patient sheets and online registry form of CL. Descriptive statistical methods such as mean and standard deviation, and Chi-square test were employed to report and analyze results. p-Value
ISSN:2405-6731
2405-6731
DOI:10.1016/j.parepi.2019.e00099