Department
Global Public Health
Document Type
Article
Source
The Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Publication Date
10-28-2020
Page Range
traa109
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) remains an important neglected tropical disease in Costa Rica, which has one of the largest burdens of this disease in Latin America.
METHODS: We identified district-level hotspots of CL from 2006 to 2017 and conducted temporal analysis to identify where hotspots were increasing across the country.
RESULTS: Clear patterns of CL risk were detected, with persistent hotspots located in the Caribbean region, where risk was also found to be increasing over time in some areas.
CONCLUSIONS: We identify spatiotemporal hotspots, which may be used in support of the leishmaniasis plan of action for the Americas.
PubMed ID
33118038
