Serologic survey of leishmaniasis in Ibn Sina patients, Sirte, Libya.

Authors

  • Shaban R. A. Bagar Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Sirte University, Sirte, Libya
  • Mohammed A. Daw Department of family medicine and community health, Faculty of Medicine, Sirte University, Sirte, Libya
  • Fathi.s. Elkasah Dermatology Department, 4Department surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Sirte University, Sirte, Libya.
  • Abdalla Mahdi etbiga

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37375/sjms.v1i1.292

Keywords:

leishmaniasis, ELISA, Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Abstract

The clinical and parasitological features of leishmaniasis were investigated, retrospectively, in 162 patients who attended the out-patient clinic of Ibn Sina hospital during January 2017 and June 2018. The aim was to evaluate the epidemiological characteristics of leishmaniasis. Sera from all the suspected patients were examined for slit and smear examination.

 Seventy one represent (43.82%) of 162 were positive. Of them, 52 (73%) were males and 19 (26.76%) females. The most affected age group was found to be between 21 and 30; the least affected was age group below 10 years.

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2022-05-12

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Shaban R. A. Bagar, Mohammed A. Daw, Fathi.s. Elkasah, & Abdalla Mahdi etbiga. (2022). Serologic survey of leishmaniasis in Ibn Sina patients, Sirte, Libya. Sirte Journal of Medical Sciences, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.37375/sjms.v1i1.292

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