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Incidence of leishmaniasis in al Baha Province, Saudi Arabia : past and present situation (observational and descriptive study)
Joint Authors
Muhammad, Khayri Abd al-Hamid
al-Husayni, Nabil Husayn
Source
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Issue
Vol. 44, Issue 3 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.591-596, 6 p.
Publisher
The Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Publication Date
2014-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a worldwide skin protozoan infectious disease.
This study evaluated the past and present situation of CL in Al-Baha Province.
The incidence of CL patients over a total of (250,000) mid-year population was recorded from January to December in both years of 2012 and 2013.
The statistical analyses were carried out with SPSS version 12.0 for windows.
The highest number of patients was in 2012 with 11cases in this year.
37.5 % of patients aged younger than 15-year and 62.5 % were older than 15 year.
The highest incidence of disease was observed in Almandak Governorate in 2012 (8 over 250,000 mid-year population), and the lowest incidence rate was in Al-Tawlah Governorate in the same year.
The disease was observed with the incidence rate over 250,000 mid-year population of 3,3,2,1,1and 1 for January, May , December, March, June and September 2012 respectively and 3,1, and 1 for June, January and April 2013 respectively.
The highest incidence of disease was observed among males, Saudi patient who are resident in Al-Baha in both years of 2012 and 2013.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Muhammad, Khayri Abd al-Hamid& al-Husayni, Nabil Husayn. 2014. Incidence of leishmaniasis in al Baha Province, Saudi Arabia : past and present situation (observational and descriptive study). Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology،Vol. 44, no. 3, pp.591-596.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-430434
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Muhammad, Khayri Abd al-Hamid& al-Husayni, Nabil Husayn. Incidence of leishmaniasis in al Baha Province, Saudi Arabia : past and present situation (observational and descriptive study). Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology Vol. 44, no. 3 (Dec. 2014), pp.591-596.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-430434
American Medical Association (AMA)
Muhammad, Khayri Abd al-Hamid& al-Husayni, Nabil Husayn. Incidence of leishmaniasis in al Baha Province, Saudi Arabia : past and present situation (observational and descriptive study). Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology. 2014. Vol. 44, no. 3, pp.591-596.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-430434
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendices : p. 596
Record ID
BIM-430434