[Leish-l] Fwd: FW: PRO/AH/EDR> Leishmaniasis - Pakistan: (KP)

Leishmania News leishnews at gmail.com
Tue Mar 18 12:12:56 BRT 2014


> Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Leishmaniasis - Pakistan: (KP)
> To: promed-post at promedmail.org, promed-edr-post at promedmail.org,
> promed-ahead-post at promedmail.org
>
>
>
> LEISHMANIASIS - PAKISTAN: (KHYBER-PAKHTUNKHWA)
> **********************************************
> A ProMED-mail post
> <http://www.promedmail.org>
> ProMED-mail is a program of the
> International Society for Infectious Diseases
> <http://www.isid.org>
>
> Date: Wed 5 Mar 2014
> Source: The News International [edited]
> <
http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-7-236402-Leishmaniasis-cases-seen-rising-in-Kohat
>
>
>
> The [Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa] provincial government has failed to control
> leishmaniasis disease found in over 1000 persons, including women and
> children, in the suburbs of Kohat city, sources said.
>
> The sources said leishmaniasis had affected over 1000 people mostly
> women and children in Barh, Jabbi, and other areas for the last 3
> months but the health authorities were keeping quiet over the issue.
>
> Despite several attempts, District Health Officer [DHO] Habibur Rehman
> did not attend the call as he had been in Peshawar for the last one
> week. When contacted, Assistant Commissioner Farrukh Attique said that
> he had discussed the issue with the DHO and asked him to take prompt
> action and send medical teams to the affected areas for vaccination
> [see comment below].
>
> Meanwhile, Additional Assistant Commissioner Fakhr Khan said that he
> had informed the Health Department about the epidemic long before, but
> had received no response so far.
>
> --
> Communicated by:
> ProMED-mail from HealthMap Alerts
> <promed at promedmail.org>
>
> [It is presumed that the report is about cutaneous leishmaniasis, CL.
> Leishmaniasis is highly endemic in Pakistan, but it is unclear what
> the denominator is.
>
> Kohat is the administrative center of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of
> Pakistan, located in the northwest close to the border with
> Afghanistan.
>
> The report mentions "teams for vaccination". This must be a mistake,
> as there is no vaccine for leishmaniasis.
>
> A detailed discussion of leishmaniasis in the tribal areas of Pakistan
> is included in the 3 Feb 2014 ProMED-mail post from Leishmaniasis -
> Pakistan: (TA) 20140203.2252445. - Mod.EP
>
> Maps of Pakistan can be seen at
> <http://www.mapsofworld.com/pakistan/pakistan-political-map.html> and
> <http://healthmap.org/promed/p/35382>. - Sr.Tech.Ed.MJ]
>
> [See Also:
> Leishmaniasis - Pakistan: (TA) 20140203.2252445
> 2013
> ----
> Leishmaniasis - Pakistan (02): (FATA), cutaneous 20130518.1722196
> Leishmaniasis - Pakistan: (KP) 20130303.1568339
> 2012
> ----
> Leishmaniasis - Pakistan (03): (KP) 20121228.1473148
> Leishmaniasis - Pakistan (02): (KP) 20121122.1420716
> Leishmaniasis - Pakistan: (KP) cutaneous 20120429.1117486
> 2005
> ----
> Leishmaniasis - Pakistan (Balochistan, Sindh)(02) 20050206.0403
> Leishmaniasis - Pakistan (Balochistan, Sindh) 20050113.0115
> 2004
> ----
> Leishmaniasis - Pakistan & India: background 20040201.0392
> Leishmaniasis - Pakistan (Sind) (02) 20040127.0324
> Leishmaniasis - Pakistan (Sind) 20040126.0309]
> .................................................sb/ep/mj/lm
> *##########################################################*
> ************************************************************
> ProMED-mail makes every effort to verify the reports that
> are posted, but the accuracy and completeness of the
> information, and of any statements or opinions based
> thereon, are not guaranteed. The reader assumes all risks in
> using information posted or archived by ProMED-mail. ISID
> and its associated service providers shall not be held
> responsible for errors or omissions or held liable for any
> damages incurred as a result of use or reliance upon posted
> or archived material.
> ************************************************************
> Donate to ProMED-mail. Details available at:
> <http://www.isid.org/donate/>
> ************************************************************
> Visit ProMED-mail's web site at <http://www.promedmail.org>.
> Send all items for posting to: promed at promedmail.org (NOT to
> an individual moderator). If you do not give your full name
> name and affiliation, it may not be posted. You may unsub-
> scribe at <http://ww4.isid.org/promedmail/subscribe.php>.
> For assistance from a human being, send mail to:
> <postmaster at promedmail.org>.
> ############################################################
> ############################################################
>
> List-Unsubscribe: http://ww4.isid.org/promedmail/subscribe.php
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lineu.icb.usp.br/pipermail/leish-l/attachments/20140318/e4f553c5/attachment-0001.htm>


More information about the Leish-l mailing list