Alavinia Sm, Arzamani K, Reihani Mh, Jafari J
Educational Development Center, Deputy of Education, Northern Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Iran J Arthropod Borne Dis. 2009;3(2):50-4. Epub 2009 Dec 31.
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a widespread tropical infection which has a high incidence rate in Iran. The aim of this study was to determine some epidemiological aspects of disease in Northern Khorasan Province, Iran.
From 2005 to 2008, data concerning 1453 patients with CL were collected and analyzed from the different districts of health service registry of the province. The statistical analyses were carried out with SPSS version 12.0 for windows.
The highest number of patients was in 2005 with 555 cases in this year. 19.3% of patients aged younger than 5-year and 57.5% were older than 15 year. 37.8% had only one lesion, and 40.5% had at least three lesions. The highest incidence of disease was observed in Jajarm district in 2005 (381.1 per 100,000), and the lowest incidence rate was in Farouj district in the same year. The disease was observed in all months of the year with the highest incidence rate from September to November.
Although Jajrm is a known foci in Iran, based on our knowledge there is no report in the literature on assessing the prevalence of CL in this region in recent years. We also found that the disease is endemic in Northern Khorasan Province.
皮肤利什曼病（CL）是一种广泛传播的热带感染病，在伊朗发病率很高。本研究的目的是确定伊朗霍拉桑省北部该疾病的一些流行病学特征。
2005年至2008年，从该省卫生服务登记处的不同地区收集并分析了1453例皮肤利什曼病患者的数据。使用SPSS 12.0 for windows进行统计分析。
患者数量最多的是2005年，当年有555例。19.3%的患者年龄小于5岁，57.5%的患者年龄大于15岁。37.8%的患者只有一处病灶，40.5%的患者至少有三处病灶。2005年贾尔姆地区疾病发病率最高（每10万人中381.1例），同年法鲁杰地区发病率最低。该疾病在一年中的所有月份均有发现，发病率最高的月份是9月至11月。
尽管贾尔姆是伊朗一个已知的病灶区，但据我们所知，近年来尚无关于该地区皮肤利什曼病患病率评估的文献报道。我们还发现该疾病在霍拉桑省北部呈地方流行。
