Anthroponotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Kabul, Afghanistan
Open Access
- 1 June 2003
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 9 (6) , 727-729
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0906.030026
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.Keywords
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