Geographical Distribution of Visceral Leishmaniasis Among Children in Dhamar Governorate, Yemen

Abdulhakim Ali Mohammed Al-Selwi; Ahmed Hamood Alshehari; Mohamed Abdulhadi Albahloly

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Geographical Distribution of Visceral Leishmaniasis Among Children in Dhamar Governorate, Yemen

Abdulhakim Ali Mohammed Al-Selwi, Ahmed Hamood Alshehari, Mohamed Abdulhadi Albahloly

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Abstract

This is a retrospective study to describe the geographical distribution of visceral leishmaniasis among children in Dhamar governorate, Yemen and to assess the outcomes of the chemotherapeutic management. It was conducted at Al -Wahdah University Hospital, Mabar, Dhamar governorate from April 2015 to March 2016. The study population were all the patients admitted to the hospital having the disease and the data sourced from the patients ‘charts using a performa sheet. Fifty-seven pediatric patients with confirmed visceral leishmaniasis were registered during the study period. The mean age was 3.51±2.4 years and all cases were from Dhamar governorate. All cases presented with fever and splenomegaly. All children were severely anemic and the mean haemoglobin concentration was (6.51±2.82 g/dl). The mean duration of symptoms prior to admission was 98.28±10.6 days and the mean hospital stay was 22.07±15.3 days. The cure rate after hospital management was 94.7%. Death had occurred in 3 cases (5.2%) mostly seen among younger age, and with prolonged illness prior to hospitalization. This study confirmed the presence of VL cases in Dhamar governorate, most frequently affected children below four years of age with excellent response to chemotherapeutic drug. The extension of visceral leishmaniasis infection to involve the highest central regions indicates that the disease tend to spread to other unusual parts of the country. Such a new distribution combined with lack of vital recording and reporting make the efforts to approximate the figure of true incidence difficult.

Published in	Journal of Health and Environmental Research (Volume 4, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.jher.20180401.13
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Visceral Leishmaniasis, Paediatrics, Yemen

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Abdulhakim Ali Mohammed Al-Selwi, Ahmed Hamood Alshehari, Mohamed Abdulhadi Albahloly. Geographical Distribution of Visceral Leishmaniasis Among Children in Dhamar Governorate, Yemen. J Health Environ Res. 2018;4(1):16-20. doi: 10.11648/j.jher.20180401.13

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Abdulhakim Ali Mohammed Al-Selwi

Pediatric Department, Faculty of Medicine, Dhamar University, Dhamar, Yemen
Ahmed Hamood Alshehari

Pediatric Department, Faculty of Medicine, Dhamar University, Dhamar, Yemen
Mohamed Abdulhadi Albahloly

Pediatric Department, Faculty of Medicine, Dhamar University, Dhamar, Yemen

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