د.بدر الدين بشير2024-12-262024-12-26https://dspace.academy.edu.ly/handle/123456789/966it was found that the prevalence of the disease is noticeably high, and the incidence of males is 40% and females are 60%. By comparing the molecular diagnosis, it was found that 30% of the cases were PCR positive from the original 40 clinically diagnosed cases. Four types of sandflies were identified with various percentages (17.33%) P. papatasi, (81.2%) S. minuta, (1.06%) P. sergenti and (0.4%) S. fallax. They were all described in a taxonomic key supported by real pictures. The combined percentage of P. papatasi was (17.33%). It was found that P. papatasi was infected with leishmaniasis (4%), which was considered as a suspected vector of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the region.This study was conducted on the epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the city of Tarhuna during the period 2015-2017. It included the registered cases and confirmation of infection with leishmaniasis using PCR technique. It was found that, the number of recorded human cases reached the total of forty. By comparing this number with previous studies, it was found that the prevalence of the disease is noticeably high, and the incidence of males is 40% and females are 60%. By comparing the molecular diagnosis, it was found that 30% of the cases were PCR positive from the original 40 clinically diagnosed cases. Four types of sandflies were identified with various percentages (17.33%) P. papatasi, (81.2%) S. minuta, (1.06%) P. sergenti and (0.4%) S. fallax. They were all described in a taxonomic key supported by real pictures. The combined percentage of P. papatasi was (17.33%). It was found that P. papatasi was infected with leishmaniasis (4%), which was considered as a suspected vector of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the region.EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS IN TARHUNA, LIBYA