An outbreak of cutaneous leishmaniasis among a displaced population in North Sudan: Review of cases

• Published in: Journal of family medicine and primary care Vol. 8; no. 2; pp. 556 - 563
• Main Authors: Sulaiman, Amel, Elmadhoun, Wadie, Noor, Sufian, Bushara, Sarra, Almobarak, Ahmed, Awadalla, Heitham, Farag, Elmoubashar, Ahmed, Mohamed
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.02.2019; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: Beef cattle; Care and treatment; Control; Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Data collection; Demographic aspects; displaced population; Distribution; Epidemics; Health aspects; Households; Internally displaced persons; Leishmaniasis; Mediation; North Sudan; Original; outbreak; prevalence; Risk factors; Skin; Statistics; Sudan; Sudan; Cutaneous leishmaniasis; prevalence; outbreak; displaced population; North Sudan

Background: Human cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is an endemic disease in many parts of Sudan. Objective: To document an outbreak of CL among internally displaced people (IDP) in north Sudan. Methods: A household survey was conducted in the rural region of New Manasir, at El Damer Locality in north Su...