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. 2013 Jun 10;7(1):8-14.
Print 2013.

The emergence of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis following the earthquake in southern villages of bam district, southeastern iran, 2010

Mohammad Reza Aflatoonian  1 , Iraj Sharifi, Somayeh Poursmaelian, Maryam Hakimi-Parizi, Nasser Ziaali
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The emergence of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis following the earthquake in southern villages of bam district, southeastern iran, 2010

Mohammad Reza Aflatoonian et al. J Arthropod Borne Dis. .

Abstract

Background: The objective of this study was to assess the epidemiological characteristics of a new emerging focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in southern villages of Bam District, southeastern Iran, 2010.

Methods: A house-to- house census survey of 5544 individuals were interviewed and physically examined for the presence of active lesions or scars. Diagnosis was confirmed by direct smears, cultures and identification by PCR. The data were entered into a computer and SPSS ver. 15.

Results: Overall, 1.2% of the inhabitants were infected, 0.5% active and 0.7% scars and females were more significantly infected (1.7%) than males (0.8%), (P= 0.003). All age groups were equally affected. Most of the lesions were on the face and majority had single lesion. Most of the cases appeared from 2006 to 2008 during the CL epidemic in the city of Bam. PCR indicated L. tropica as the causative agent.

Conclusion: The presence of non-immune individuals along with suitable ecological conditions could induce a new emerging focus of ACL in villages.

Keywords: Anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis; Emergence; Iran; Leishmania tropica.

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Distribution of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis by age in southern villages of Bam, southeastern Iran, 2010
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Gel electrophoresis of the Leishmania species- specific PCR products using kDNA marker extracted from promastigotes grown in culture media. Lane 1: 100bp ladder marker, Lane2: negative control, Lane3: Leishmania major positive control, Lane4: Leishmania tropica positive control, Lane 5, 6, 7, 8, 9: Leishmania tropica isolates obtained from the cases with anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in southern villages of Bam, southeastern Iran
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