Neglected tropical zoonotic diseases in Tigray region, northern Ethiopia: Spatial distribution and trend analysis of rabies, tuberculosis, schistosomiasis, and visceral leishmaniasis in humans

作者：Habtamu Taddele Menghistu, Tadesse Teferi Mersha, Nigus Abebe Shumuye, Biruk Mekonnen Woldie, Yisehak Tsegaye Redda, Birhanu Hadush, Abrahim Hassen Mohammed · 发表于：Zoonoses and Public Health · 年份：2021 · DOI：10.1111/zph.12874 · 被引用次数：14 · 研究领域：Zoonotic diseases and public health、Viral Infections and Vectors、Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research

Neglected tropical zoonotic diseases (NTZDs) continue to affect the health and livelihoods of humans particularly the poor and marginalized populations in developing countries. Mapping the distribution and burden of these diseases will support making an informed decision. A retrospective study was conducted to map the spatial distribution and analyse trend of NTZDs in Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia. A health management information system (HMIS) data between 2012/13 and 2016/17 was obtained from Tigray National Regional State Health Bureau. The Quantum-GIS software was used to map the spatial distribution and burden of selected NTZDs at zonal level. Only four of the NTZDs namely rabies, tuberculosis (TB), schistosomiasis and visceral leishmaniasis (VL) from the records of HMIS data were considered. A high incidence rate (IR) at least for one of the NTZDs was reported in males above 15 years old. In the 5-year period, of the 60,099 reported NTZD cases, 30.3% (18,220), 26.6% (16,005), 23.3% (14,001), 14.4% (8,661), and 5.3% (3,212) were, respectively, schistosomiasis, extra-pulmonary TB, rabies, pulmonary TB, and visceral leishmaniasis. The year-wise analysis showed an irregular trend for the NTZDs where both the decreasing and increasing trends didn't show statistically significant variation. However, the overall regional number of TB cases showed a decreasing trend, where the decrease for extra-pulmonary TB (1.8 cases per 100,000 population) was higher than pulmonary TB (0.5...