Epidemiology of Leishmaniasis in Lattakia City among last Ten Years (2006-2016)
Received Date: Sep 18, 2017 / Accepted Date: Sep 26, 2017 / Published Date: Oct 06, 2017
Abstract
Background: Leishmaniasis is a major health problem in developing countries.
Aim: Studying the effect of Syrian War on the epidemiology and control of Leishmaniasis cases in Lattakia city.
Methods and materials: It was retro-spective study of the new reported cases of Cutaneous and Visceral Leishmaniasis in Lattakia during a peroid of 10 years (2006-2016). Methods of diagnosis were Giemsa stained microscopy for CL and VL cases. All patients treated with pentavalent antimonial compounds.
Results: At the beginning of Syrian War (2012-2016) we reported 2999 new cases of CL and 81 new cases of VL in Lattakia.
Conclusion: Syrian War has increased the incidence rate of Leishmaniasis in Lattakia.
Keywords: Leishmaniasis; Health; Diagnosis; Syria
Citation: Hawat M, Husein M, Almahmoud I (2017) Epidemiology of Leishmaniasis in Lattakia City among last Ten Years (2006-2016). Epidemiology (Sunnyvale) 7: 325. Doi: 10.4172/2161-1165.1000325
Copyright: © 2017 Hawat M, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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