EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS IN DIYALA PROVINCE
Journal Title: European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
Epidemiology is the study of disease occurrence in human populations. As a science, epidemiology emphasizes descriptive and analytic observation, clinical trial, behavioral intervention and the practical utility of diagnostic tests. The results were refer to the rate of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Diyala province according to the region and the time of infection. The disease is epidemiologically unstable, with large and unpredictable fluctuations in the number of cases. People can carry some species of Leishmaniasis for long periods without becoming ill. When we display the number of infected human, December was gave high number reach to 369 person. Baladros sector take place the high rate of infection reach to 224 person from other region in Diyala. Due to gender distribution, relatively no differences had been noted. The highest age specific active lesion prevalence was noted in the age group 5–14 (23.77%) followed by age group of 1–4 (12.73%).
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Ghassan H. Jameel
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