Infectious Diseases Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi Hospital, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Yazd, Iran
Zoonotic Diseases Research Center, Department of Food Hygiene and Safety, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Turkiye Parazitol Derg. 2021 Mar 2;45(1):45-48. doi: 10.4274/tpd.galenos.2020.6808.
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease and one of the most widespread diseases in our country. This illness is a significant public health concern in most Iranian provinces. Therefore, it is necessary to study the prevalence and identification of new sources of this problem in many regions of Iran. The present study was intended to investigate the epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Yazd city.
This descriptive-analytical and cross-sectional study was performed on 121 patients with leishmaniasis in Nicopoor Center, Yazd in 2017. According to ethical and research standards, information about patients, including their gender, age, occupation, location and number of lesions and month of illness were collected and evaluated using SPSS Statistics, Version 21.
The highest incidence of leishmaniasis occurred in adults over 50 years of age (28.9%) and in children under the age of 10 (23.1%). An incidence of 41.3% was observed for other occupations, including driver, farmer and child. In second place, the highest frequency was related to housewives (25.6%), and in third place, a higher frequency was observed in students (19%). The most common venereal sites were the hands (38.8%), in second place the feet (28.1%) and in third place the face (15.7%). The highest seasonal frequency of leishmaniasis occurred during the autumn.
In light of the current study findings and the adverse effects of leishmaniasis, it is necessary to design strategies with the aim of controlling the disease and to implement appropriate actions with the intention of decreasing its prevalence nationally.
皮肤利什曼病是一种人畜共患疾病，也是我国最广泛流行的疾病之一。这种疾病是大多数伊朗省份的一个重大公共卫生问题。因此，有必要在伊朗的许多地区研究这种疾病的流行率和新来源的鉴定。本研究旨在调查亚兹德市皮肤利什曼病的流行病学情况。
这是一项描述性分析和横断面研究，于 2017 年在亚兹德市尼科普尔中心对 121 例利什曼病患者进行了研究。根据伦理和研究标准，收集了有关患者的信息，包括其性别、年龄、职业、发病地点和病变数量以及发病月份，并使用 SPSS Statistics，Version 21 进行评估。
利什曼病发病率最高的人群为 50 岁以上的成年人（28.9%）和 10 岁以下的儿童（23.1%）。其他职业（包括司机、农民和儿童）的发病率为 41.3%。其次是家庭主妇（25.6%），第三是学生（19%）。最常见的发病部位是手部（38.8%），其次是脚部（28.1%），第三是脸部（15.7%）。利什曼病的最高季节性发病频率发生在秋季。
鉴于本研究的结果和利什曼病的不良影响，有必要制定控制疾病的策略，并采取适当行动，以降低全国的发病率。
