Amhara Public Health Institute, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
Biomed Res Int. 2022 Aug 22;2022:6562092. doi: 10.1155/2022/6562092. eCollection 2022.
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a continually spreading health problem in Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Despite this, up- to-date information on referral laboratory facility has been not yet reported. Therefore, this study was aimed at reporting up-to-date information about eight year's cutaneous leishmaniasis trend status. Data on referred cases from 2013 to 2020 were collected at Amhara Public Health Institute Parasitology department by reviewing log book. Of the 243 suspected cases, 114 (46.9%) were positive (confirmed) with microscope and cultured results showed that most of them were negatives. Most of the suspected cases were from 16 to 30 years and males by age and sex, respectively. Trend status by year depicted that largest numbers of suspected and confirmed cases were reported in 2013, 2015, and 2019 years. Finally, the trend status by zone showed that most cases were reported from South Gondar and Awi zones, respectively.
皮肤利什曼病是埃塞俄比亚阿姆哈拉地区不断蔓延的健康问题。尽管如此,关于转诊实验室设施的最新信息尚未报告。因此,本研究旨在报告八年皮肤利什曼病趋势状况的最新信息。2013 年至 2020 年期间,在阿姆哈拉公共卫生研究所寄生虫学系通过审查日志本收集了转诊病例的数据。在 243 例疑似病例中,114 例(46.9%)显微镜检查和培养结果呈阳性(确诊),其中大多数为阴性。大多数疑似病例按年龄和性别分别来自 16 至 30 岁和男性。按年度描述的趋势状况表明,2013 年、2015 年和 2019 年报告了最多的疑似和确诊病例。最后,按区显示的趋势状况表明,大多数病例分别来自南贡德尔和阿维区。