Review about Prevalence of Leishmania SSP in Humans and Dogs

Abstract

Leishmaniasis is a protozoan parasitic disease caused by various strains of Leishmania spp. Leishmaniasis is one of the most common zoonotic infectious diseases worldwide. It is considered one of a major public health problem, with  three diseases forms, cutaneous, mucocutaneous and visceral. It is known by various names but in Iraq cutaneous  form is known as  Baghdad boil.  This paper includes the review of prevalence  of Leishmania  species in humans and  dogs  throughout Iraqi governorates and this dependes  on Iraqi researches that have been published in different International and local journals .This study reportes  wide variation in the infection rate of parasite due to many reasons such as Propaganda of public health, spread of insects, uncontrolled roaming of stray dogs and the different methods of diagnosis of parasite that  lead to variation of prevalence rate in Iraq .