Prevalence of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Western Highlands in Yemen
Joint Authors
Suleiman, Ahmed Mohammed
Alkulaibi, Mohammed Musid
Al-Garadi, Maged Ahmed
Khidir, Selma Abdelmoneim
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-02-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Leishmaniasis in Yemen is still not fully investigated nor well studied.
Recently, outbreaks of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in western highland were declared.
However, there are no reports concerning the disease and the circulating species in the region.
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Utmah district located in Western Highlands in Yemen.
A cross-sectional survey was carried out at those highlands.
For the survey, 1165 participants were subjected to Leishmanin Skin Test (LST) accompanied with direct interviews and physical examination.
The overall prevalence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the district was 18.5% and the cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) was more frequent in the escarpments with a prevalence of 37%, including 5.5% for active lesion and 31.5% for scar of healed lesions.
Children under the age of 16 years old comprised most of the CL cases (76.3%).
The escarpments of western highlands in Yemen were hyperendemic areas for CL and the infection was more prevalent in children.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Alkulaibi, Mohammed Musid& Suleiman, Ahmed Mohammed& Khidir, Selma Abdelmoneim& Al-Garadi, Maged Ahmed. 2019. Prevalence of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Western Highlands in Yemen. Journal of Tropical Medicine،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1192389
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Alkulaibi, Mohammed Musid…[et al.]. Prevalence of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Western Highlands in Yemen. Journal of Tropical Medicine No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1192389
American Medical Association (AMA)
Alkulaibi, Mohammed Musid& Suleiman, Ahmed Mohammed& Khidir, Selma Abdelmoneim& Al-Garadi, Maged Ahmed. Prevalence of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Western Highlands in Yemen. Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1192389
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1192389