Leishmaniasis in Northern Syria during Civil War

Rehman, Khalid; Walochnik, Julia; Mischlinger, Johannes; Alassil, Bodour; Allan, Richard; Ramharter, Michael

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Leishmaniasis in Northern Syria during Civil War

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November 2018
By Rehman, Khalid ; Walochnik, Julia ; Mischlinger, Johannes ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Rehman, Khalid ; Walochnik, Julia ; Mischlinger, Johannes ; Alassil, Bodour ; Allan, Richard ; Ramharter, Michael
Description:

Since the onset of the ongoing civil war in Syria, the governmental surveillance system for leishmaniasis has lost access to provinces of northern Syria. The MENTOR Initiative, an international not-for-profit organization, was commissioned to implement an integrated leishmaniasis control program, providing an opportunity to reassess the epidemiology of leishmaniasis in northern Syria. Epidemiologic data and biologic samples for molecular species diagnostics were collected from collaborating local health centers. Incidence peaked in March 2015 at 7,743 estimated monthly cases. High levels of transmission were observed in traditional endemic regions but extended to previously hypoendemic regions, such as Al-Raqqa and Al-Hasakah. Incidence decreased to 3,209 in July 2015. Data indicate that the prewar trend of increasing incidence of cutaneous leishmaniasis accelerated during the beginning of armed conflict but declined after implementation of the comprehensive control program by the MENTOR Initiative. Molecular analysis revealed a spectrum of Leishmania species and sporadic cases of visceral leishmaniasis.
Subjects:

Adolescent Adult Child Female Geography Humans Incidence Leishmania/genetics Leishmania/isolation & Purification Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/epidemiology Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/parasitology Leishmaniasis, Visceral/epidemiology Leishmaniasis, Visceral/parasitology Leishmaniasis/epidemiology Leishmaniasis/parasitology Male Middle Aged Synopsis Warfare Young Adult
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 24(11):1973-1981
Pubmed ID:

30334717
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC6199995
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Syria
Location:

Middle East
Volume:

24
Issue:

11
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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