Epidemiology of Leishmaniasis in Palestine

Amro, Ahmad; Hamarsheh, Omar

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“…Parasitic infections are among the common contagious diseases of the Palestinian community (Hamarsheh and Amro 2020), previous reports documented the widespread of certain parasitic infections like Leishmaniasis (Amro and Hamarsheh 2020), scabies Hamarsheh 2012), intestinal parasites (Astal 2004, Mezeid et al 2014, Al-Hindi 2002, al-Agha and Teodorescu 2000.…”

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Epidemiology of Enterobiasis in Palestine

Hamarsheh

2021

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Enteropiasis is a parasitic disease caused by the pinworm; Enterobius vermicularis. In this report, the prevalence of Enterobius vermicularis infection in the West Bank and Gaza strip was investigated based on Palestinian Ministry of Health reports from 2008 to 2018. A total of 29,390 cases was reported, 29,061 (98.9%) in the West Bank, and 329 cases (1.1%) in Gaza Strip. The results of the present study show that E. vermicularis infection is highly prevalent among people living in the West Bank and to lesser extend in Gaza Strip. There is a need for joint and concentrated e"orts from the Palestinian government and public health services to control this infection. Personal hygiene, education and living conditions and overcrowding are risk factors associated with the spread of infection.

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Epidemiology of Enterobiasis in Palestine

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2021

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“…Routing diagnosis by the PMoH does not include parasite speciation and genotyping. According to previous studies [ 9 ], L . tropica and L .…”

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“…However, L . infantum was isolated from few cases in the Jenin governorate [ 9 ]. CL cases was confined to the West Bank and no cases were reported from Gaza strip.…”

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“…tropica are zoonotic with rock hyraxes ( Procavia capensis ) serving as the animal reservoir [ 7 , 8 ]. Palestinian CL cases are reported exclusively from certain foci in the Wes Bank without cases being reported in the Gaza Strip [ 9 ].…”

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“…This has led to a change in the geographic distribution of the transmitting vectors and animal reservoirs. [ 4 , 9 , 19 , 21 ].…”

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Spatiotemporal analysis of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Palestine and foresight study by projections modelling until 2060 based on climate change prediction

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Background Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a vector-borne parasitic diseases of public health importance that is prevalent in the West Bank but not in the Gaza Strip. The disease caused by parasitic protozoans from the genus Leishmania and it is transmitted by infected phlebotomine sand flies. The aim of our study is to investigate the eco-epidemiological parameters and spatiotemporal projections of CL in Palestine over a 30-years period from 1990 through 2020 and to explore future projections until 2060. Methodology/Principal findings This long-term descriptive epidemiological study includes investigation of demographic characteristics of reported patients by the Palestinian Ministry of Health (PMoH). Moreover, we explored spatiotemporal distribution of CL including future projection based on climate change scenarios. The number of CL patients reported during this period was 5855 cases, and the average annual incidence rate (AAIR) was 18.5 cases/105 population. The male to female ratio was 1.25:1. Patients-age ranged from 2 months to 89 years (mean = 22.5, std 18.67, and the median was 18 years). More than 65% of the cases came from three governates in the West Bank; Jenin 29% (1617 cases), Jericho 25% (1403), and Tubas 12% (658) with no cases reported in the Gaza Strip. Seasonal occurrence of CL starts to increase in December and peaked during March and April of the following year. Current distribution of CL indicate that Jericho, Tubas, Jenin and Nablus have the most suitable climatic settings for the sandfly vectors. Future projections until 2060 suggest an increasing incidence from northwest of Jenin down to the southwest of Ramallah, disappearance of the foci in Jericho and Tubas throughout the Jordan Vally, and possible emergence of new foci in Gaza Strip. Conclusions/Significance The future projection of CL in Palestine until 2060 show a tendency of increasing incidence in the north western parts of the West Bank, disappearance from Jericho and Tubas throughout the Jordan Vally, and emergence of new CL endemic foci in the Gaza Strip. These results should be considered to implement effective control and surveillance systems to counteract spatial expansion of CL vectors.

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Epidemiology of Leishmaniasis in Palestine

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References 11 publications

Epidemiology of Enterobiasis in Palestine

Epidemiology of Enterobiasis in Palestine

Spatiotemporal analysis of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Palestine and foresight study by projections modelling until 2060 based on climate change prediction

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