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Pain Management 2018
Internal Medicine 2018
International Journal of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
ISSN: 2471-982X
Page 69
March 26-28, 2018
Vienna, Austria
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Introduction:
Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) is
widespread in many regions including the Middle East and the
Mediterranean. In Tunisia, it’s endemo-epidemic in rural areas
in the center of the country. Active surveillance in this region
was implemented since 2009 to strengthen the routine national
surveillance system, based on a passive detection and reporting
of ZCL cases.
Methods:
The studywas conducted from july 2009 to june 2016 as
part of the active surveillance of ZCL in three areas in Sidi Bouzid,
a governorate in central Tunisia. Data collection was based on the
notification reports of all new cases in the primary health care
facilities as well as the active search of cases in schools.
Results:
During the study period, 1647 cases of ZCL were
collected. The male to female sex ratio was 1.1. The median
age was 11 years, ranging from 2 months to 87 years. Children
aged less than 9 years were the most affected (20,4%). Most of
the lesions were in the lower and upper extremities (respectively
35,4% and 23,4%). The face was affected in 21,4% of the cases.
Local treatment alone was received in 51,8% of the cases. It was
associated with Glucantime intralesional injections in 17,4%
of the cases. The evolution was favorable in most of the cases
(83,2%). Hospitalization was needed for 10 patients (0,6%).
Conclusion:
The active surveillance of ZCL in Sidi Bouzid, central
Tunisia allowed us a better understanding of the characteristics
of the infection in this vulnerable population in order to reinforce
the control and preventive measures.
Biography
Dr Hind Bouguerra has completed her medical studies at the age of 26
years from the Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunisia. She has specialized in
Preventive Medicine and Public Health. She has a master of biostatics, epi-
demiology and clinical research from the Faculty of Medicine of Tunis. She
has worked in the Laboratory of Epidemiology at Pasteur Institute of Tunis
and in the National Observatory of New and Emerging Diseases of Tunisia,
participating in many papers. She has worked mostly in epidemiological
surveillance including leishamniasis, viral hepatitis and influenza in Tunisia.
hind_296@hotmail.frActive surveillance of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Central Tunisia
Hind Bouguerra
Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunisia
Hind Bouguerra, Int J Anesth Pain Med 2018, Volume 4
DOI: 10.21767/2471-982X-C1-003