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Roman, D., (2022). Características epidemiológicas de casos de leishmaniosis registrados en el portal del Centro Nacional de Epidemiología, Prevención y Control de Enfermedades (CDC-PERÚ) durante el período 2010-2019 [Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/15238
Roman, D., Características epidemiológicas de casos de leishmaniosis registrados en el portal del Centro Nacional de Epidemiología, Prevención y Control de Enfermedades (CDC-PERÚ) durante el período 2010-2019 []. PE: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia; 2022. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/15238
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title = "Características epidemiológicas de casos de leishmaniosis registrados en el portal del Centro Nacional de Epidemiología, Prevención y Control de Enfermedades (CDC-PERÚ) durante el período 2010-2019",
author = "Roman Ibañez, Deyanira",
publisher = "Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia",
year = "2022"
}
The objective of this study was to describe the epidemiological behavior and the spatial and temporal distribution of confirmed cases of leishmaniasis, reported by the National Center for Epidemiology, Disease Prevention and Control (CDC-PERU) between the period 2010 to 2019. Variables considered in the study were: region, year of occurrence, age group, sex and epidemiological week (SE) expressed in quartiles. Information was collected on 738 confirmed cases of human leishmaniasis. Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) was found in 81% (598/738) of cases and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (CML) in the remaining 19% (140/738). No cases of visceral leishmaniasis were reported. Between the years 2017 (26.6%, 196/738) and 2018 (26.3%, 194/738) the cases of infection intensified, and Loreto was the region with the highest number of infected (56.9%, 420/738). Furthermore, the percentage of female patients (32.5%, 240/738) was surpassed by the percentage of male patients (67.5%, 498/738). Likewise, adults between the ages of 30-59 years (31%, 229/738) and 18-29 years (25%, 185/738) were the most reported, exceeding fifty percent. The fourth quartile between EW 40-52 (29.8%, 222/738) and the first quartile between EW 1-13 (29.5%, 218/738) presented the highest number of cases. It is concluded that it is necessary to develop preventive measures, especially in the localities with the highest frequency of cases of the disease, in order to avoid the spread of human leishmaniasis in the country.
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