Research Article
First Evidence for Two Independent and Different Leishmaniasis Transmission Foci in Sri Lanka: Recent Introduction or Long-Term Existence?
Table 1
Trends in socio demographic and clinical features in Northern and Southern study sites over the epidemic in all three stages (early and late stages).
| | | Early stage (2001-2003) | Late stage (2009-2014) | Total period (2001-2013) | | | North | South | North | South | North | South | | | Count | (%) | Count | (%) | Count | (%) | Count | (%) | Count | (%) | Count | (%) |
| | Age (years) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Up to 20 | 6 | (4.6) | 17 | (24.6) | 7 | (16.6) | 46 | (29.1) | 19 | (10.3) | 112 | (27.0) | | 21-40 | 113 | (86.2) | 24 | (34.8) | 22 | (52.4) | 55 | (34.8) | 138 | (74.6) | 141 | (34.0) | | Over 40 | 12 | (9.2) | 28 | (40.6) | 13 | (31.0) | 57 | (36.1) | 28 | (15.1) | 162 | (39.0) | | Total | 131 | (100.0) | 69 | (100.0) | 42 | (100.0) | 158 | (100.0) | 185 | (100.0) | 415 | (100.0) | | Sex | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Male | 124 | (94.7) | 41 | (59.4) | 20 | (48.8) | 88 | (55.7) | 152 | (82.6) | 244 | (58.8) | | Female | 7 | (5.3) | 28 | (40.6) | 21 | (51.2) | 70 | (44.3) | 32 | (17.4) | 171 | (41.2) | | Total | 131 | (100.0) | 69 | (100.0) | 41 | 100.0) | 158 | (100.0) | 184 | (100.0) | 415 | (100.0) | | Number | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Single | 93 | (71.0) | 54 | (78.3) | 35 | (83.3) | 149 | (94.3) | 136 | (73.5) | 384 | (92.5) | | Multiple | 38 | (29.0) | 15 | (21.7) | 7 | (16.7) | 9 | (5.7) | 49 | (26.5) | 31 | (7.5) | | Total | 131 | (100.0) | 69 | (100.0) | 42 | (100.0) | 158 | (100.0) | 185 | (100.0) | 415 | (100.0) | | Site | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Exposed∗ | 118 | (90.1) | 62 | (89.9) | 39 | (92.9) | 145 | (91.8) | 166 | (89.7) | 376 | (90.6) | | Not | 13 | (9.9) | 7 | (10.1) | 3 | (7.1) | 13 | (8.2) | 19 | (10.3) | 39 | (9.4) | | Total | 131 | (100.0) | 69 | (100.0) | 42 | (100.0) | 158 | (100.0) | 185 | (100.0) | 415 | (100.0) | | Onset primary lesion | | | | | | | | | | | | | | yes | 129 | (98.5) | 68 | (98.6) | 41 | (97.6) | 149 | (94.3) | 181 | (97.8) | 402 | (96.9) | | No | 2 | (1.5) | 1 | (1.4) | 1 | (2.4) | 9 | (5.7) | 1 | (2.2) | 13 | (3.1) | | Total | 131 | (100.0) | 69 | (100.0) | 42 | (100.0) | 158 | (100.0) | 185 | (100.0) | 415 | (100.0) |
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Upper and lower limbs, head, face and neck areas. |
