Anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis, Kabul, Afghanistan.
Richard Reithinger;
Mohammad Mohsen;
Khoksar Aadil;
Majeed Sidiqi;
Panna Erasmus;
Paul G Coleman;
(2003)
Anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis, Kabul, Afghanistan.
Emerging infectious diseases, 9 (6).
pp. 727-729.
ISSN 1080-6040
DOI: 10.3201/eid0906.030026
A prevalence survey in Kabul City showed that 2.7% and 21.9% of persons have active leishmaniasis lesions or scars, respectively. Incidence of disease was estimated to be 2.9% (29 cases/1,000 persons per year; 95% confidence interval 0.018 to 0.031). Disease was associated with age and gender; logistic regression analyses showed significant clustering of cases.
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