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15228243

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-7-1
pubmed:abstractText
The epidemiological status of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Albania is almost unknown to international health organizations and to the scientific community. Results from a retrospective analysis of recent VL cases, and from an entomological survey carried out in summer 2001 are reported here. From January 1997 to December 2001, 867 parasitologically confirmed VL cases were recorded in 35 of 36 Albanian districts with an average of 173 cases/year and a cumulative morbidity of 2.8/10000 population. The temporal distribution of cases showed an increasing trend (from 144 to 209), indicating that cases have almost doubled during the past 10 years. A high proportion of the patients (67.6%) was children aged < 5 years. The entomological survey confirmed Phlebotomus neglectus as the probable vector, being the most abundant and widespread species. The increase in VL morbidity, 20-40-fold higher than in other southern European countries, could be attributed to increased susceptibility of infants to clinical disease or to variations in Leishmania infection associated with changes in canine reservoir and/or vector populations.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0035-9203
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
97
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
288-90
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Recrudescence of visceral leishmaniasis in Albania: retrospective analysis of cases during 1997 to 2001 and results of an entomological survey carried out during 2001 in some districts.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Public Health, Tirana, Albania.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't