Seroepidemiological study of visceral leishmaniasis in Booyerahmad district, south-west Islamic Republic of Iran

Autor:	Bahador Sarkari, Mohammad Reza Shirzadi, Behnaz Akhoundi, Abdolali Moshfe, M A Zargar, Mehdi Mohebali, N Pedram
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	Veterinary medicine Disease reservoir Cross-sectional study business.industry Prevalence Leishmaniasis General Medicine Seroepidemiologic Studies medicine.disease Visceral leishmaniasis Direct agglutination test medicine Seroprevalence business
Zdroj:	Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 16:1133-1136
ISSN:	1687-1634 1020-3397
DOI:	10.26719/2010.16.11.1133
Popis:	Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is endemic in parts of Islamic Republic of Iran. A cross-sectional seroprevalence study was carried out in children in Booyerahmad district in the south-west of the country. Serum samples were taken from 1628 children up to 10 years old from different areas in Booyerahmad in 2005-06. AntiLeishmania antibody was detected in 50 out of 1628 children (3.1%) by direct agglutination test (antibody titre > or = 1:3200). There was no significant difference in seropositivity between the sexes (2.8% males and 3.3% females). The highest rate of infection (5.2%) was in the age group 10 years. Further studies are needed to explore the reservoirs and vectors of the disease in this region.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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