Epidemiological and clinical study of leishmaniasis in Kirkuk city, Iraq
Other Title(s)
دراسة وبائية سريرية لداء الميشمانيات في مدينة كركوك العراق
Joint Authors
Ubayd, Hiru Muhammad
Sharif, Hajir Ali
Source
Issue
Vol. 59, Issue 3A (30 Sep. 2018), pp.1195-1204, 10 p.
Publisher
University of Baghdad College of Science
Publication Date
2018-09-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
leishmaniasis is a disease of global concern, Leishmania types and distribution rates vary from country to another.
For visceral leishmaniasis serum samples were examined by the kala-azar dipstick rapid test.
Meanwhile smears were taken from lesions, air dried, fixed and Leishman stained then microscopically examined for amstigote stage in cutaneous leishmaniasis.
From April 2014 to April 2015, 150 samples for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) and 108 serum sample for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) from in and out patients in Pediatric, Azadi Teaching and Kirkuk General Hospitals were examined.
The incidence of visceral leishmaniasis was very low (2.7%) comparing to that in cutaneous leishmaniasis (64.6%).
No significant differences had appeared between the cutaneous leishmaniasis incidence in male or female.
The most age group infected with cutaneous leishmaniasis in both genders was 5 ≤ years old, with rate of 26.1% in male and a rate of 15.8% in female.
Significantly high frequency of the patients were presented with only one or two lesions with rate of 39.17, 25.7 % for each type of lesions respectively.
The most location that infected with CL was hand (27.7%) and high rate of them being moist type (71.13%).
In Kirkuk city CL is more prevalent than VL.
High rate of CL is moist type locating in the limbs and face.
The infection is more frequent in children than in adult.
For CL a smear taken from the lesion is much worthy than a lesion blood sample or re aspirated saline injected to the lesion.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ubayd, Hiru Muhammad& Sharif, Hajir Ali. 2018. Epidemiological and clinical study of leishmaniasis in Kirkuk city, Iraq. Iraqi Journal of Science،Vol. 59, no. 3A, pp.1195-1204.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-840294
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ubayd, Hiru Muhammad& Sharif, Hajir Ali. Epidemiological and clinical study of leishmaniasis in Kirkuk city, Iraq. Iraqi Journal of Science Vol. 59, no. 3A (2018), pp.1195-1204.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-840294
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ubayd, Hiru Muhammad& Sharif, Hajir Ali. Epidemiological and clinical study of leishmaniasis in Kirkuk city, Iraq. Iraqi Journal of Science. 2018. Vol. 59, no. 3A, pp.1195-1204.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-840294
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Text in English ; abstracts in English and Arabic.
Record ID
BIM-840294