Affiliation:
1. Student Research Committee, School of Public Health , Shahroud University of Medical Siences , Shahroud , Iran
2. Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health , Shahroud University of Medical Sciences , Shahroud , Iran
3. Ophthalmic Epidemiology Research Center , Shahroud University of Medical Sciences , Shahroud , Iran
Abstract
Abstract
Objectives
Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease whose transmission depends on climatic conditions and is more important in northeast Iran. This study aimed to investigate the time trend of leishmaniasis and present a prediction model using meteorological variables in Golestan province.
Methods
The 10-year data on leishmaniasis (2010–2019) were collected from the portal of the Ministry of Health and the National Meteorological Organization. First, the disease incidence (per 100,000 population) in different cities of the Golestan province was estimated. Then, the geographical distribution and disease clusters map were prepared at the province level. Finally, by using the Jenkins box model time series analysis method, the disease incidence was predicted for the period 2020 to 2023 of the total province.
Results
From 2010 to 2019, 8,871 patients with leishmaniasis were identified. The mean age of patients was 21.0 ± 18.4 years. The highest mean annual incidence was in Maravah-Tappeh city (188 per 100,000 population). The highest and lowest annual incidence was in 2018 and 2017, respectively. The average 10-year incidence was 48 per 100,000 population. The daily meteorological variables like monthly average wind speed, sunshine, temperature, and mean soil temperature at depth of 50 cm were significantly associated with the incidence of the disease. The estimated threshold for an epidemic was 40.3 per 100,000 population.
Conclusions
According to the results, leishmaniasis incidence cases apears in July and with a peak in November. The incidence rate was highest in Maravah-Tapeh and Gonbad-Kavous, and lowest in Kordkoy counties. The study showed that there were two peaks in 2010 and 2018 and also identified a downward trend in the disease between 2010 and 2013 with a clear decrease in the incidence. Climate conditions had an important effect on leishmaniasis incidence. These climate and epidemiological factors such as migration and overcrowding could provide important input to monitor and predict disease for control strategies.
Subject
Applied Mathematics,Epidemiology
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