DETERMINATION OF CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS PREVALENCE AND INCIDENCE, BETWEEN 2009-2014 IN ADANA BY USING GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS

WOS: 000446219500030We aimed to calculate the incidence and prevalence values of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) between 2009-2014 for all the districts of Adana and also to produce the maps by using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) via incidence and prevalence to show the distribution of the disease. After geographic correction, the borders of Adana were drawn using by ARCMAP 10.2. (ARCMAP; Esri, New York, United States of America) In order to make independent interpretations for all districts, boundaries were divided into separate layers. Prevalence and incidence between 2009-2014 were entered into the GIS database and interpreted. Our maps were created with the geographically corrected cartographic map and a database were evaluated based on the aim of the study. Although Kozan was the district where the most reported case of CL was seen (23.14%), the highest prevalence (0.345%) and incidence (0.1761%) were detected in the province of Imamoglu in 2011. However, it has been found that the incidence and prevalence of CL tend to increase in regions where Syrian refugees lived. Creating maps based on the prevalence and incidence of CL commonly seen in the Eastern Mediterranean and especially in Adana, will have an important role in improving the measures to be taken against the disease.Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit of Cukurova UniversityCukurova University [TSA-2017-8633]We thank to Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit of Cukurova University, which supported our study with a project ID of "TSA-2017-8633" and the Metropolitan Municipality of Adana, Turkish Republic Ministry of Health and Turkish Statistical Institute