Leishmaniasis in the Colombian post-conflict era: a descriptive study from 2004 to 2019

INTRODUCTION: Leishmaniasis is strongly associated with armed conflict. We describe the epidemiology of leishmaniasis before and after the peace agreement in Colombia. METHODS: Data for 2004-2019 period were collected from the National Public Health Surveillance System. The annual incidence per geog...

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Autores principales: Rodríguez, José Alejandro Iza, Rodríguez, Shirley Natali Iza, Olivera, Mario Javier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2021
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8186886/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34105635
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0612-2020
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author Rodríguez, José Alejandro Iza
Rodríguez, Shirley Natali Iza
Olivera, Mario Javier
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description INTRODUCTION: Leishmaniasis is strongly associated with armed conflict. We describe the epidemiology of leishmaniasis before and after the peace agreement in Colombia. METHODS: Data for 2004-2019 period were collected from the National Public Health Surveillance System. The annual incidence per geographical department before and after the peace agreement was calculated and correlated with armed conflict severity. RESULTS: The annual incidence of leishmaniasis registered a downfall with an annual percentage change of 17.7% after the peace treaty. CONCLUSIONS: A decrease in hostilities has a positive impact on the leishmaniasis incidence, which may be the case for other public health issues.
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spelling pubmed-81868862021-06-22 Leishmaniasis in the Colombian post-conflict era: a descriptive study from 2004 to 2019 Rodríguez, José Alejandro Iza Rodríguez, Shirley Natali Iza Olivera, Mario Javier Rev Soc Bras Med Trop Short Communication INTRODUCTION: Leishmaniasis is strongly associated with armed conflict. We describe the epidemiology of leishmaniasis before and after the peace agreement in Colombia. METHODS: Data for 2004-2019 period were collected from the National Public Health Surveillance System. The annual incidence per geographical department before and after the peace agreement was calculated and correlated with armed conflict severity. RESULTS: The annual incidence of leishmaniasis registered a downfall with an annual percentage change of 17.7% after the peace treaty. CONCLUSIONS: A decrease in hostilities has a positive impact on the leishmaniasis incidence, which may be the case for other public health issues. Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2021-06-02 /pmc/articles/PMC8186886/ /pubmed/34105635 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0612-2020 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License
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Leishmaniasis in the Colombian post-conflict era: a descriptive study from 2004 to 2019
title Leishmaniasis in the Colombian post-conflict era: a descriptive study from 2004 to 2019
title_full Leishmaniasis in the Colombian post-conflict era: a descriptive study from 2004 to 2019
title_fullStr Leishmaniasis in the Colombian post-conflict era: a descriptive study from 2004 to 2019
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title_short Leishmaniasis in the Colombian post-conflict era: a descriptive study from 2004 to 2019
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8186886/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0612-2020
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