2. EPIDEMIOLOGY OF LEISHMANIA IN KSA
cutaneous
leishmaniasis (CL) is a parasitic
disease caused by the protozoan parasite
belonging to genus Leishmania. It is
believed that there are 1.5 million new
cases of the disease every year worldwide,
where 90% of the cases occur in 7
countries: Afghanistan, Syria, Iran, Iraq,
Brazil, Peru, and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
(KSA). Its endemicity in KSA is indicated by
the records of the Ministry of Health (MOH)
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3. CONT, EPIDEMIOLOGY OF LEISHMANIA IN KSA
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is prevalent
in the Al-Hasa Oasis ,The disease
attained epidemic proportions in 1973
and subsequently declined reaching a
plateau in the mid-1980s.
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4. CONT, EPIDEMIOLOGY OF LEISHMANIA IN KSA
Cutaneous
leishmaniasis was found
commonly on the high plateaux and
foothills of the Asir range in the southwest of Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
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5. Number of cases
Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Saudi Aramco Health Care Population
between 1956 and 2002. The histogram shows the number of new cases
of cutaneous leishmaniasis per year (bars) and the yearly rate of cases
(line graph).
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6. GENDER AND AGE DISTRIBUTION
Age and sex distribution of cutaneous leishmaniasis from 1956–2002. The
histogram shows the number of new cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis (bars) in
each age group and the rate of cases (line graph) in the age groups.
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7. SOURCE
International Journal of Infectious Diseases
July 2004, Pages 244–250
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971204
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