The latest Status of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Shoushtar city, Southwest of Iran

Introduction:Leishmania species as protozoan parasites cases to Leishmaniasis infection inIran and the world. It can be transmitted from reservoir hosts to human by sandflies’ bite. Thereare various clinical manifestations in Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) such as skin lesionscomprise ulcers duo to Leishmania major and Leishmania tropica. Leishmania major playimportant role in Khuzestan as endemic focus. This investigate aimed on study frequency ofcutaneous leishmaniasis with extracting among of dates of patients referred to the Health centerShoushtar City at latest four years.Material and Methods: This investigate was conducted on all of the ۲۰۴ doubted CL thatreferred to Health Centers of Shoushtar city in the southwest of Iran, from ۲۰۱۹ to ۲۰۲۲. Datesof the last four years have been collected and so analyzed. First bodily checks were carried outon skin of referrals to the Health Center and prepared smears were fixed with absolute methanoland stained with Giemsa then CL cases were confirmed by microscopical examinations. Allthe Giemsa-stained slides examined under a light microscope with high magnification.Results: Our findings indicated that from ۲۰۴ total prepared sample’s CL cases, ۷۲ (۳۵.۲۹%)of them were microscopically positive to occur in the last four years in Shoushtar city. Themost frequent of CL was observed in men ۴۳ (۵۹.۷۲%) compare with women ۲۷(۳۷.۵%).Conclusion:Based on analysis achieved dates of suspected CL to Shoushtar Health Center inrecent ۴ years first. The highest frequency of CL was observed in men ۵۹.۷۲%, more thanwomen ۳۷.۵%% that it means most infections were in point of body that exposed to biting ofPhlebotomus. There is surrounded rural regions that they can play a vital role in the incidenceof leishmaniasis so it needs to further study such as molecular epidemiology to determinedifferential species in hosts and reservoirs with advance method biochemical, immunological.That it help to more effective control of Leishmania and prevent of spread also it is an importanthigh dissemination relatively of leishmanisis in Shushtar City also, consideration to manysuburbs that surrounded Shoushters’ in Geographic map so referees are resident there andpopulation.

کلیدواژه ها:

Cutaneous leishmaniasis ، Leishmania species ، Shoushtar