Epidemiological study of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis disease in Maysan Governorate

The study recorded 3,222 out of 4660 cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Maysan Governorate and its districts and sub-districts, with a percentage of (69.14%) of the total number of patients admitted to the hospital Maysan Al-Sadr General Hospital and Al-Zahrawi Hospital / Dermatological Consultation Department during the study period extending from 1/9/2020 to 1/10/2021. The results showed that males recorded the highest rate of infection (78.37 percent) from total male patients, while it reached (61.23%) cases of female infection. The age group 1-10 years and 11-20 years recorded the highest percentage of 81.41% and 78.80%, from total patients admitted within these age groups respectively, and the lowest was in the age group 61-70 years with 29.49 %. January recorded the highest number of infections with 84.57%, followed by February, March and April (81.77%, 79.55%, 78.43%), respectively, and the lowest in August was 26.45% of the total number of patients admitted to Dermatological Consultation Department in each month. The exposed areas of the body recorded the highest percentage of infections, including the face area 34.48%, followed by the upper extremities area 28.4%, and the lowest was the chest area 1.9%. The festering ulcers were higher 58.19% compared to the dry ulcers 41.81%. Single ulcers were recorded at 48.85%, followed by 2-9 ulcers with 37.96%, while more than 10 ulcers were the lowest with 3.2%. Ulcers with a diameter of 2 cm were the highest with a percentage of 38.1%, followed by ulcers with a diameter of 3 cm 30.7%, while ulcers of more than 5 cm were recorded with the lowest rate of 0.78%. The urban residential recorded a significant increase in infection rates (82.7%) compared to the rural residential with (51.76%). The study showed that the accumulation of waste near dwellings and living near rivers and swamps had an effect on the spread of infection, as the highest rates of infection with the disease were reco ssim Fatehi Ali