Descriptive study of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Wasit province /Iraq in 2018

Abstract

In relative to other skin diseases, cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), consider a mild disease which well known as oriental sore. Cutaneous Leishmania species transmitted in a specific species of sandflies, as biological vectors that spread the disease to humans. This study was done to describe epidemiological aspects of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Wasit province in Iraq, including thedescriptive epidemiological distribution according to person, place and time in 2018. This cross-sectional study was including all the urban and rural regions of Wasit province located in eastern Iraq.Data on human cases were prepared by Wasit health office for the year2018. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 23 using frequency distribution. Patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis in Wasit province characterized by that (74.6%) of them were less than 10 years old, with the lowest percentage in old age patients (>70) years old.Regarding gender, there is no apparent difference between males (50.9%) and females (49.1%).The disease was more prevalentin patients living in rural (62.5%) areas than in urban areas (37.5).The highest percentage of registered cases was in the Kut primary healthcare district during November and January. Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Wasit during 2018 affecting younger age groups mostly of both sexes living in rural areas.Most of the cases registered in winter monthsespecially in the AL- Kut health district.