Distribution pattern of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania tropica in Western Afghanistan during 2013-2014
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Anthroponotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Kabul, Afghanistan
A prevalence survey in Kabul City showed that 2.7% and 21.9% of persons have active leishmaniasis lesions or scars, respectively. Incidence of disease was estimated to be 2.9% (29 cases/1,000 persons per year; 95% confidence interval 0.018 to 0.031). Disease was associated with age and gender; logistic regression analyses showed significant clustering of cases.
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Tropica
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0001-706X
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.07.028