Epidemiology of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Outbreak, Waziristan, Pakistan

Epidemiology of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Outbreak, Waziristan, Pakistan

During 2013–2015, prevalence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in war-affected Waziristan areas was 3.61% by PCR. Youths (1–15 years of age) were more susceptible. Internal transcribed spacer 1 PCR followed by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis identified Leishmania tropica in 215 samples an...

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Main Authors: Mubashir Hussain, Shahzad Munir, Taj Ali Khan, Abdullah Khan, Sultan Ayaz, Muhammad Ameen Jamal, Irfan Ahmed, Sohail Aziz, Noha Watany, Mohamed Kasbari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Epidemiology
cutaneous leishmaniasis
leishmaniasis
Leishmania tropica
outbreak
Waziristan
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/1/17-0358_article
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spelling doaj-9a71d286f02642c3a960a7ae2e45f1582020-11-25T00:37:57ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592018-01-0124115916110.3201/eid2401.170358Epidemiology of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Outbreak, Waziristan, PakistanMubashir HussainShahzad MunirTaj Ali KhanAbdullah KhanSultan AyazMuhammad Ameen JamalIrfan AhmedSohail AzizNoha WatanyMohamed KasbariDuring 2013–2015, prevalence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in war-affected Waziristan areas was 3.61% by PCR. Youths (1–15 years of age) were more susceptible. Internal transcribed spacer 1 PCR followed by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis identified Leishmania tropica in 215 samples and Leishmania major in 6 samples.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/1/17-0358_articleEpidemiologycutaneous leishmaniasisleishmaniasisLeishmania tropicaoutbreakWaziristan
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author Mubashir Hussain
Shahzad Munir
Taj Ali Khan
Abdullah Khan
Sultan Ayaz
Muhammad Ameen Jamal
Irfan Ahmed
Sohail Aziz
Noha Watany
Mohamed Kasbari
spellingShingle Mubashir Hussain
Shahzad Munir
Taj Ali Khan
Abdullah Khan
Sultan Ayaz
Muhammad Ameen Jamal
Irfan Ahmed
Sohail Aziz
Noha Watany
Mohamed Kasbari
Epidemiology of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Outbreak, Waziristan, Pakistan
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Epidemiology
cutaneous leishmaniasis
leishmaniasis
Leishmania tropica
outbreak
Waziristan
author_facet Mubashir Hussain
Shahzad Munir
Taj Ali Khan
Abdullah Khan
Sultan Ayaz
Muhammad Ameen Jamal
Irfan Ahmed
Sohail Aziz
Noha Watany
Mohamed Kasbari
author_sort Mubashir Hussain
title Epidemiology of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Outbreak, Waziristan, Pakistan
title_short Epidemiology of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Outbreak, Waziristan, Pakistan
title_full Epidemiology of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Outbreak, Waziristan, Pakistan
title_fullStr Epidemiology of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Outbreak, Waziristan, Pakistan
title_full_unstemmed Epidemiology of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Outbreak, Waziristan, Pakistan
title_sort epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis outbreak, waziristan, pakistan
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2018-01-01
description During 2013–2015, prevalence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in war-affected Waziristan areas was 3.61% by PCR. Youths (1–15 years of age) were more susceptible. Internal transcribed spacer 1 PCR followed by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis identified Leishmania tropica in 215 samples and Leishmania major in 6 samples.
topic Epidemiology
cutaneous leishmaniasis
leishmaniasis
Leishmania tropica
outbreak
Waziristan
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/1/17-0358_article
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