Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume 10, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1681-1684

Leishmaniasis in refugee and local Pakistani populations (Article) (Open Access)

Brooker S. , Mohammed N. , Adil K. , Agha S. , Reithinger R. , Rowland M. , Ali I. , Kolaczinski J.*
  • a London Sch. of Hyg. and Trop. Med., London, United Kingdom
  • b HealthNet International, Peshawar, Pakistan
  • c HealthNet International, Peshawar, Pakistan
  • d HealthNet International, Peshawar, Pakistan
  • e London Sch. of Hyg. and Trop. Med., London, United Kingdom, HealthNet International, Peshawar, Pakistan
  • f London Sch. of Hyg. and Trop. Med., London, United Kingdom
  • g HealthNet International, Peshawar, Pakistan
  • h London Sch. of Hyg. and Trop. Med., London, United Kingdom, HealthNet International, Peshawar, Pakistan, Dis. Control and Vector Biology Unit, London Sch. of Hyg. and Trop. Med., Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom

Abstract

The epidemiology of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis was investigated in northwest Pakistan. Results suggested similar patterns of endemicity in both Afghan refugee and Pakistani populations and highlighted risk factors and household clustering of disease.

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Index Keywords

statistical analysis Pakistan Afghanistan household refugee sex ratio human travel Aged groups by age Adolescent male female Infant risk factor scar domestic animal leishmaniasis Article major clinical study adult endemic disease parasite transmission bed net Leishmania tropica Child
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-4444365360&doi=10.3201%2feid1009.040179&partnerID=40&md5=0e5659363e7af026b8eee79339d18d71
DOI: 10.3201/eid1009.040179
ISSN: 10806040
Cited by: 48
Original Language: English