Oriental Sore in the Nizam's Dominions: Some Epidemiological Factors
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چکیده
However late the disease may have been reported from these parts, the occurrence is by no means so recent as it seems. Many stories are in vogue in the affected areas regarding its importation, but the most plausible explanation is that it was introduced by the Moghal troops of Aurangzeb's days. The disease was rampant in the Moghal Empire's capital; hence it was called ' Delhi Boiland it affected the Emperor Aurangzeb after whom it is also known as 'Aurangzeb Phora ' at Delhi (Shah, 1941). With a view to obtaining more definite information regarding this disease and the extent to which it prevailed in the affected parts, the present epidemiological survey was undertaken, and the junior author was specially entrusted with part of the work dealing with the vector (sand-flies). Unconfirmed reports of the occurrence of the disease in Aurangabad town led to the inclusion of the survey of this town during the present enquiry. Methods employed.?A house-to-house search was made in the localities in the towns surveyed both for cases as well as for sand-flies. Details of the cases with age, sex, period of residence in the locality were recorded. Cases were first diagnosed clinically, but later in the majority of instances, diagnosis was confirmed by the demonstration of leishmania in smears taken
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