Leishmaniasis in Argentine Republic: Temporal and Geographical Distribution from 2013 to 2017

NEIRA, GISELA; CARGNELUTTI DIEGO; SALOMON, CRISTINA; MACKERN- OBERTI, JUAN PABLO; GERMANO MARIA JOSE; LOZANO ESTEBAN

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Medknow Publications

Lugar: Hainan; Año: 2019

1995-7645

Leishmaniasis is endemic in Argentine Republic and is a compulsory reportable disease in this country. OBJECTIVE: To describe the temporal and geographical distribution of leishmaniasis cases in Argentine Republic between 2013 and 2017. METHODS: A retrospective study was carried out using data obtained from the Integrated Surveillance Bulletin (BIV) database from the National System of Health Surveillance (SNVS), taking into account confirmed cases of cutaneous, mucocutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis up to the 52nd epidemiological week of each year. FINDINGS: In a five years period, 1,295 confirmed leishmaniasis cases were reported along Argentine Republic. One thousand twenty-eight cases corresponded to cutaneous leishmaniasis, being the most common type of leishmaniasis. Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis presented the second place in the country with 115 cases reported mostly in the Northwest and Northeast regions. A total of 52 individuals with visceral leishmaniasis were identified and Misiones province was the most affected. MAIN CONCLUSIONS: This study shows the importance of maintaining adequate strategies for leishmaniasis surveillance in order to investigate epidemiological features such as temporal and geographical distribution.