Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Al-Badarna: a prospective study among school children.

This paper presents the results of a prospective study cutaneous liashmaniasis in 2 schools in Al-Badarna, during the period from July to December 1992. The pupils were interviewed and examined. Positive cases were referred to the Health Unit for treatment.

Cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya: a study of the Yafran area.

We studied 445 cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Yafran area during the period February 1991 to December 1992. The highest incidence rates were recorded at the end of the transmission seasons in two peaks, one in November 1991 and the second in December 1992. The ratio of infected males to females was 1.

Prospective study among cutaneous leishmaniasis cases in Tripoli Central Hospital, Tripoli, Libya.

One hundred and nine cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis were referred to Dermatology unit, Tripoli Central Hospital from 24 localities in north-west Libya during the period from September to December 1994. Clinically most of the lesions were multiple and distributed on the uncovered parts of the body, and the size ranged from 1 to 5 cm. In diameter.

Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Libya: epidemiological survey in Al-Badarna.

One hundred fifty-one cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) cases were recorded during the period from October 1991 to September 1992 from Al-Badarna in Jabal Nafusa, an endemic area of CL in Libya. The infection was clinically suspected and confirmed by the demonstration of Leishmania on smears from lesion biopsies. The age distribution of cases showed that the age group 1-10 yrs was the most affected, indicating that the endemic status of CL in Al-Badarna is not a new occurrence.