Cases of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) from 2019 To 2022 in Thi-Qar Province, Iraq
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) is a vector-borne disease transmitted by Phlebotomus and Lutzomyia sand flies. Annually, there are 1.5 – 2 million people are infected around the world. In Iraq, hundreds of cases are reported by public health around the country every year. Documentation data of CL in Thi-Qar province have been revealed from 2019 to the end of September 2022 and showed 520 CL reported cases. Total CL cases in males were 330 (63.46%) and in females, 190 (36.54%). Interestingly, data showed elevated cases of CL in rural compared to the urban region. The current study came to shed light on the prevalence of CL among both sexes. In addition to the distribution of cases in the different areas in the Thi-Qar province.