Table 2. Characteristics of leishmaniasis cases in selected highly disease-endemic areas of 2 provinces, Sri Lanka*.
| Characteristics |
North-Central Province |
Southern Province |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–2003 | 2015–2018 | 2001–2003 | 2015–2018 | |||
| Age, y | ||||||
| 0–14 | 6 (4.6) | 70 (11.3) | 17 (24.6) | 256 (16.4) | ||
| 15–49 | 113 (86.3) | 332 (53.7) | 24 (34.8) | 854 (54.7) | ||
| ≥50 |
12 (9.2) |
216 (35.0) |
|
28 (40.6) |
451 (28.9) |
|
| Sex | ||||||
| F | 7 (5.3) | 198 (32.0) | 28 (40.6) | 636 (40.7) | ||
| M |
124 (94.7) |
420 (68.0) |
|
41 (59.4) |
925 (59.3) |
|
| Total | 131 | 618 | 69 | 1,561 | ||
*Values represent no. (%) in each age and sex category during early and late periods of disease expansion. Data provided by medical health officers in each region.