Transmissible Dermatological Diseases Affecting Syrian Refugees in Lebanon

Kawa, Nisrine; Hanna, Edith; Bizri, Abdul Rahman

doi:10.18297/rgh/vol2/iss2/4

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“…Within the context of refugee crisis, the previous observational studies indicate that scabies is one of the most common diseases and the extent to which it may spread [19]. Rapid spread of scabies has been described in Lebanon with regards to migrant populations and asylum seekers, some of which include the time frame of the current Syrian crisis [20]. In a study conducted in Germany, scabies were detected in 16 of 52 patients, 40% of whom were Syrian asylum seekers [21].…”

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Increase in scabies incidence: a retrospective cohort study

Bener¹

2021

The European Research Journal

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Objectives: Recently, there are studies from many countries reporting that scabies incidence has increased. Similarly, there was an increase in the frequency of scabies admitted to our outpatient clinic. Our aim in this study is to draw attention to the increasing incidence of scabies in our region. Methods: The cases diagnosed with scabies in dermatology outpatient clinic between 2010-2019, their demographics and treatments were retrospectively analyzed. Results: It was detected that 949 (0.55%) scabies cases were diagnosed between 2010-2019. When it was analyzed by years, the 3.5 times increase in cases with scabies in 2014 compared to the previous year was found statistically significant (p < 0.05). When data from 2018 was compared with the data from 2010, an increase in the number of cases by 7.6 times was detected in the outpatient numbers with scabies and by 4.7/1000 person-years times in the general population (p < 0.05). Besides, it was determined that the Syrian asylum seekers started to apply to our outpatient clinic as of 2014, and that the scabies incidence was very high within the same year in these patients (27.6%). It was detected that permethrin was prescribed by 88.4% to 868 cases whose treatment details were achieved, and that the ratio of response to treatment was 95.8%. Conclusions:The results we obtained reveal that there was an increased scabies incidence from 2014 in our region. The necessity to immediately and effectively intervene the affected cases to prevent possible epidemic attacks has formed.

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confidence: 99%

Increase in scabies incidence: a retrospective cohort study

Bener¹

2021

The European Research Journal

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“…This is out of the 4,837,134 Syrian refugees spread around the world. These refugees have been registered in Lebanon with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (Kawa, Hanna & Bizri 2019). Lebanon is collaborating with the UN and other international organizations to promote human-rights values at the personal and societal level (Kawa, Hanna & Bizri 2019;Burridge et al 2013).…”

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The Effect of an Intercultural Communication Model on the Reading Comprehension of Refugee and Underprivileged Learners

Awada

2022

J. inc. comm

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This study describes a shifting of paradigm in the literacy education of Syrian refugees and underprivileged Lebanese learners (n = 72) in three eighth-grade classes in a public school in Lebanon. The study used a pre/post experimental control-group design to address its research questions. As complement to a Human Rights Education curriculum framework suggested in 2018, an intercultural communication model named the Third Space Literature Circle (TSLC) is offered, its goal to improve the reading comprehension of underprivileged Syrian and Lebanese learners. An experimental group (n=49), received the TSLC model instruction whereas the control group (n=23), received the regular reading instruction. Results show that the experimental group outperformed the control group; in particular, some members of the experimental group became more fluent describing their experiences than their control group-counterparts.

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“…This fast response played a key role in the containment and has been recommended as an effective way for managing future outbreaks. 7 Hepatitis A Between 2010 and 2012, the annual average of reported hepatitis A cases in Lebanon was 509 (Figure 2). In 2014, a total of 2582 cases were reported, 33.3% of which were Syrian refugees.…”

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“…As per the Syrian Ministry of Health, tens of thousands of leishmaniasis cases are annually reported. 7 Available studies have shown that the Syrian crisis has increased the incidence of leishmaniasis in Syria, as well as in the neighboring countries. As per Sharara and Kanj, 5 the high concentration of Syrian refugees, poor sanitation, and bad living conditions together with limited health-care access in rural areas contributed to the higher burden of leishmaniasis in Lebanon.…”

Section: Mumpsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Burden of Communicable Diseases in Lebanon: Trends in the Past Decade

Hammoud

Onchonga

Amer

et al. 2021

Disaster med. public health prep.

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The present study aims to review the main communicable diseases that experienced an upsurge in the past decade in Lebanon and to highlight the reasons behind this increase. Data of reported communicable diseases from 2010 till 2019 were obtained from the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health (LMOPH) epidemiological surveillance database. Tuberculosis, measles, mumps, leishmaniasis, and hepatitis A were the main communicable diseases that showed a sharp increase in the past 10 y. Measles outbreaks occurred in 2013 and 2018, leishmaniasis outbreak in 2013, and mumps and hepatitis A outbreaks in 2014. The highest percentages of reported diseases were from Beqaa and North governorates. The massive influx of Syrian refugees to Lebanon, together with the poor water management system, poor sanitation, deprived living conditions, and limited health-care access in rural areas might have contributed to the upsurge of communicable diseases. Although the LMOPH succeeded in containing the outbreaks, further efforts are needed to improve the identified gaps to avoid future outbreaks.

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Transmissible Dermatological Diseases Affecting Syrian Refugees in Lebanon

Cited by 8 publications

References 29 publications

Increase in scabies incidence: a retrospective cohort study

Increase in scabies incidence: a retrospective cohort study

The Effect of an Intercultural Communication Model on the Reading Comprehension of Refugee and Underprivileged Learners

The Burden of Communicable Diseases in Lebanon: Trends in the Past Decade

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