The prevalence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Bani Walid, Libya

  • Mostafa M. O. Abdoarrahem Bani Walid, Azzaytuna University, Bani Walid, Libya.
  • Salah Ghana University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya
  • Taher Shaibi Tripoli, Libya
DOI: https://doi.org/10.53555/bs.v2i5.1679
Keywords: Prevalence, Cutaneous leishmaniasis, sand fly,, Bani Walid, Libya

Abstract

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease causing skin lesions on infected person. CL isendemic in Libya including Bani Walid city, where this study was carried out to find the prevalence of the disease. Patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis attended to the health facilities, from May 2013 to  October 2015, for medical help were investigated and demographic data was collected. The ratio of infection in Bani Walid appeared to be lower than previously reported in other
Libyan municipalities. The year of 2013 included the highest number of cases with the peak  of leishmaniasis in the period of July to October, whereas the year of 2015 showed fewer  cases. However, the number of cases differed from month to another during the same year.  The ratio of infection in males is higher than in females. The number of cases varied among sub-municipalities, Tarek Al-Mattar province formed almost the quarter.

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Author Biographies

Mostafa M. O. Abdoarrahem, Bani Walid, Azzaytuna University, Bani Walid, Libya.

Biology department, Faculty of Education

Salah Ghana, University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya

Zoology Department, Faculty of Science

Taher Shaibi, Tripoli, Libya

National Centre for Disease Control,

Ministry of Health

Published
2016-05-31
How to Cite
Abdoarrahem, M. M. O., Ghana, S., & Shaibi, T. (2016). The prevalence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Bani Walid, Libya. IJRDO - JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 2(5), 52-64. https://doi.org/10.53555/bs.v2i5.1679
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Vol. 2 No. 5 (2016): IJRDO - Journal of Biological Science
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