ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2013
Cross-sectional study to assess risk factors for leishmaniasis in an endemic region in Sri Lanka.
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- Environmental and socioeconomic risk factors associated with visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis: a systematic review.Parasitology research · 2020Pooled it
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- Interactions between Leishmania parasite and sandfly: a review.Parasitology research · 2023Review
- Assessment of Risk of Exposure toPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Prevalence of Leishmania infection in three communities of Oti Region, Ghana.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
- Spatiotemporal distribution of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka and future case burden estimates.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
- A Comprehensive Review of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka and Identification of Existing Knowledge Gaps.Acta parasitologica · 2020Review
- Socioeconomic, demographic and landscape factors associated with cutaneous leishmaniasis in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka.Parasites & vectors · 2020Article
- Spatial Epidemiologic Trends and Hotspots of Leishmaniasis, Sri Lanka, 2001-2018.Emerging infectious diseases · 2020Article
- A highly sensitive modified nested PCR to enhance case detection in leishmaniasis.BMC infectious diseases · 2019Article
- First Evidence for Two Independent and Different Leishmaniasis Transmission Foci in Sri Lanka: Recent Introduction or Long-Term Existence?Journal of tropical medicine · 2019Article
- Leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka: spatial distribution and seasonal variations from 2009 to 2016.Parasites & vectors · 2018Review
- Risk factors for cutaneous leishmaniasis in the rainforest of Bolivia: a cross-sectional study.Tropical medicine and health · 2018Article
- Clinico-Epidemiological Patterns of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Patients Attending the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital, Sri Lanka.The Korean journal of parasitology · 2017Article
- Efficacy of a new rapid diagnostic test kit to diagnose Sri Lankan cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania donovani.PloS one · 2017Article
- Potential Challenges of Controlling Leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka at a Disease Outbreak.BioMed research international · 2017Review
- Polymerase chain reaction detection of Leishmania DNA in skin biopsy samples in Sri Lanka where the causative agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis is Leishmania donovani.Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz · 2015Article
- Characterisation of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Matara district, southern Sri Lanka: evidence for case clustering.Pathogens and global health · 2015Article
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Abstract
Sri Lanka reports significantly more cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) cases than visceral leishmaniasis (VL) cases, both of which are caused by Leishmania donovani MON-37. A cross-sectional study conducted in an area with a high prevalence of CL prevalent included 954 participants of an estimated population of 61,674 to estimate the number of CL cases, ascertain whether there is a pool of asymptomatic VL cases, and identify risk factors for transmission. A total of 31 cases of CL were identified, of whom 21 were previously diagnosed and 10 were new cases. Using rK39 rapid diagnostic test to detect antibodies against Leishmania spp., we found that only one person was seropositive but did not have clinical symptoms of CL or VL, which indicated low transmission of VL in this area. χ(2) test, independent sample t-test, and multivariate analysis of sociodemographic and spatial distribution of environmental risk factors showed that living near paddy fields is associated with increased risk for transmission of CL (P ≤ 0.01).
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