Abstract
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.
MeSH terms
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Afghanistan / epidemiology
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Animals
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Family Characteristics
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Female
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Health Surveys
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Housing
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Humans
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Insect Vectors / parasitology
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Leishmania tropica / isolation & purification
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Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / diagnosis
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Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / epidemiology*
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Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / transmission
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Male
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Psychodidae / parasitology