Post-earthquake outbreak of cutaneous leishmaniasis in a rural region of southern Iran

Fakoorziba, Mohammad Reza; Baseri, Ali; Eghbal, F.; Rezaee, Solmaz; Azizi, Kourosh; Moemenbellah‐Fard, Mohammad Djaefar

doi:10.1179/136485911x12899838683449

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“…A study confirmed that among the 31 provinces of Iran, the highest incidence rates of cutaneous leishmaniasis were observed respectively in Ilam, Fars, and Khorasan Razavi(6); a similar study in Zarrin Dasht showed that cutaneous leishmaniasis is a native disease in this district (9).…”

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Cutaneous leishmaniasis: an epidemiological survey in Iran during 2013-2015

Nikouee

Soltanian

Babaee

et al. 2017

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Background and Purpose: Cutaneous leishmaniasis is an endemic disease in different parts of Iran. The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Zarrin Dasht, Fars, Iran, during 2013-2015 Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study was performed on 266 patients selected through census sampling method. Data such as gender, age, occupation, disease season, location of scar on the patient's body, and place of residence were gathered using a checklist and analyzed through descriptive statistics and nonparametric methods. Results:In this study, the majority of the patients were female (58.3%) within the age group of 0-5 years (66.2%), living in rural areas (53%). The highest incidence rate was observed in autumn (49.2%). The majority of lesions (49%) were observed in face. Conclusion:The results of this study showed that cutaneous leishmaniasis is an endemic disease in Zarrin Dasht, and it annually infects numerous people. Although the disease process has been declining during 2013-2015 in this region, this disease is still a health hazard and needs to be managed.

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Cutaneous leishmaniasis: an epidemiological survey in Iran during 2013-2015

Nikouee

Soltanian

Babaee

et al. 2017

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“…A possible explanation for this finding may be due to high prevalence of leishmaniasis in this country which was exposed to many outbreaks [4,[72][73][74][75]. Additionally, other developing countries, such as India, and Iran, accounted in the most prolific countries in the field of the leishmaniasis research activity at global level, which may have been connected to a high prevalence of leishmaniasis in these countries [76][77][78].…”

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Arab world’s growing contribution to global leishmaniasis research (1998–2017): a bibliometric study

Al-Jabi

2019

BMC Public Health

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Background Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease caused by a protozoan of the Leishmania genus, and is considered a neglected tropical disease. It still remains a main public health concern at global level and in Arab world mainly in low-income countries. Therefore, this study was designed to evaluate the Arab world’s growing contribution to global leishmaniasis research. Methods This study describes a bibliometric review of all leishmaniasis research publications published between January 1998 and December 2017 indexed on the Scopus database. Results The total number of publications published at global level was 17,570 papers, which achieves an average annual productivity of 878.50 papers publications. Brazil was responsible for the greatest output with the total number of publications of 3865 followed by the Unites States ( n = 2729), India ( n = 2119), the United Kingdom ( n = 1363), and Spain ( n = 1274). By limiting the analysis to the publications that have been published by Arab world, the research productivity was 993 papers, which represents 5.65% of total research output at global level in research regarding leishmaniasis. Tunisia was responsible for the greatest output from Arab world with the total number of publications of 297 followed by Sudan ( n = 192), Saudi Arabia ( n = 131), Morocco ( n = 119) and Egypt ( n = 67). Since 1998, the growth of publications on leishmaniasis fluctuates, overall showing a rising trend in both global and Arab world. There is a highly significant correlation between publication productivity related to leishmaniasis at global level and the Arab world (r = 0.936; p -value< 0.001). Leishmaniasis treatment, intracellular mechanism of infection, and lifecycle of leishmania are the major current hot topics for the research in this subject at global level and the Arab world. Conclusions The current study presents a novel review of the current Arab leishmaniasis-related research, and how these results are related to worldwide output. In comparison to the global research output, the Arab world produced less leishmaniasis research. The data presented in the current study by this innovative approach may serve relevant researchers to direct the global leishmaniasis research to Arab counties in which leishmaniasis is endemic.

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“…This might have an effective repercussion on the human health risk in zoonotic diseases. Moreover, man-made disturbances such as movements of livestock by nomads and intensive animal breeding practices and/or natural disasters could create conditions conducive to enhanced transmission of flea-borne microbial and parasitic infections (Friggens and Beier 2010;Fakoorziba et al 2011).…”

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Faunal distribution of fleas and their blood-feeding preferences using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays from farm animals and human shelters in a new rural region of southern Iran

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Blood sucking insects, such as fleas, are responsible for the transmission of many infectious diseasecausing agents which impose an intolerable burden on the health of people living particularly in endemic parts of the world. Fleas (Insecta: Siphonaptera) are found in many parts of the world including Iran. Both adult male and female fleas are obligatory ectoparasites. They are one of the main public health concerns as a result of their nuisance or the potential to act as vectors of a number of medically-important pathogens. The current study was conducted to examine the geographical distribution and fauna of fleas and their anthropophagic index in part of Fars province, southern Iran. This study was the first to be done in Iran. A total of 20 villages were randomly selected. From October 2011 to May 2012, adult fleas were collected by direct hand catch from human to animal shelters. Overall 848 fleas, most of which were blood-fed, were captured from the floor or the body of farm animal hosts (cattle, sheep, goat and hens). Only two different genera of fleas were identified, the main species (99.76 %) was human flea, Pulex irritans. The village of Shamsabad was the most heavily infested area. P. irritans had an anthropophagic index of 15 % using indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA). It could be concluded that P. irritans is widely distributed in this area. Based on their blood feeding activity, fleas thus posed a serious health threat to residents and their economically important livestock in this part of Iran.

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Post-earthquake outbreak of cutaneous leishmaniasis in a rural region of southern Iran

Cited by 36 publications

References 22 publications

Cutaneous leishmaniasis: an epidemiological survey in Iran during 2013-2015

Cutaneous leishmaniasis: an epidemiological survey in Iran during 2013-2015

Arab world’s growing contribution to global leishmaniasis research (1998–2017): a bibliometric study

Faunal distribution of fleas and their blood-feeding preferences using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays from farm animals and human shelters in a new rural region of southern Iran

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