Epidemiology of the outbreak， vectors and reservoirs of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Mali： A systematic review and meta-analysis

Abdoulaye Kassoum Kone， Doumbo Safiatou Niare， Mahamadou Ali Thera， Kassoum Kayentao， Abdoulaye Djimde， Pascal Delaunay， Bourema Kouriba， Pascal del Giudice， Arezki Izri， Pierre Marty， Ogobara K Doumbo✉

1Malaria Research and Training Center， Department of Epidemiology of Parasitic Diseases/ Faculty of Medicine， and Dentistry/ UMI-3189/ University of Science， Technique and Technology of Bamako， BP 1805， Bamako， Mali

2Inserm U1065， Centre Méditerranéen de Médecine Moléculaire， C3M， Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis， 151， route St Antoine de Ginestière， BP 2 3194， 06204 Nice Cedex， France AND Parasitologie-Mycologie， Hôpital de l'Archet， Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice， France

3Unit of Infectious et Tropical Diseases， Hospital Bonnet 83700 Fréjus， France

4Parasitology-Mycology， Hospital Avicenne， Paris 13 University， UMR 190， Aix-Marseille University， France



Epidemiology of the outbreak， vectors and reservoirs of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Mali： A systematic review and meta-analysis

Abdoulaye Kassoum Kone1， Doumbo Safiatou Niare1， Mahamadou Ali Thera1， Kassoum Kayentao1， Abdoulaye Djimde1， Pascal Delaunay2， Bourema Kouriba1， Pascal del Giudice3， Arezki Izri4， Pierre Marty2， Ogobara K Doumbo1✉

1Malaria Research and Training Center， Department of Epidemiology of Parasitic Diseases/ Faculty of Medicine， and Dentistry/ UMI-3189/ University of Science， Technique and Technology of Bamako， BP 1805， Bamako， Mali

2Inserm U1065， Centre Méditerranéen de Médecine Moléculaire， C3M， Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis， 151， route St Antoine de Ginestière， BP 2 3194， 06204 Nice Cedex， France AND Parasitologie-Mycologie， Hôpital de l'Archet， Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice， France

3Unit of Infectious et Tropical Diseases， Hospital Bonnet 83700 Fréjus， France

4Parasitology-Mycology， Hospital Avicenne， Paris 13 University， UMR 190， Aix-Marseille University， France

ARTICLE INFO

Article history:

in revised form 3 July 2016

Accepted 10 July 2016

Available online 20 October 2016

Epidemiology

Leishmaniasis

Cutaneous

Risk Factors Vectors

Reservoirs

Mali

Objective: To compile available data and to estimate the burden， characteristics and risks factors of cutaneous leishmaniasis （CL） in Mali. Methods: Articles in English and French were searched in Hinari， Google scholar and PubMed. Unpublished studies were identified by searching in Google.com. Terms used were Cutaneous leishmaniasis Mali； Leishmaniasis Mali， Leishmania major Mali； or Phlebotomus Mali or Sergentomyia Mali. We select descriptive studies on CL and sandflies in Mali. Data were extracted and checked by the author， then analyzed by region， by study population and type of biological tests， meta-analysis approach with STATA software was used. Results: Nineteen published （n=19） and three unpublished were included. CL epidemiology was characterized by occurrence of clinical cases in different areas of Mali， outbreaks restricted to known areas of transmission and isolated cases diagnosed in travelers. In endemic areas，population at risk are young age persons， farmers， ranchers， housewives， teachers and military personnel. The annual incidence ranged from 290 to 580 cases of CL. Leishmania major is the main species encountered throughout the country （North Savanna， Sahel and Sub-Saharan areas），and Phlebotomus duboscqi has been identified as the vector and Sergentomyia （Spelaeomyia）darlingi as possible vector. The overall estimated prevalence of positive LST （Leishmanin Skin Test） was 22.1%. The overall frequency of CL disease among suspected cases was 40.3%.

Conclusions: Although descriptive， hospital-based and cross-sectional studies are robust enough to determine the extent of CL in Mali； future well-designed eco-epidemiological studies at a nationwide scale are needed to fully characterize CL epidemiology and risk factors in Mali.

Document heading doi: 10.1016/j.apjtm.2016.07.025

1. Introduction

Leishmaniases are zooanthroponoses common in animalsand human being. Globally， leishmaniases are endemic in 98 countries， with an annual incidence of 0.7 to 1.2 million cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis （CL） and 0.2 to 0.4 million cases of visceral leishmaniasis （VL） causing 20 000 to 40 000 deaths each year［1］. In Sub-Saharan Africa， the estimated annual incidence of CL is between 770 and 1 500 cases. The annual incidence of CL is between 40 and 80 cases in Senegal， and 30 to 50 in Nigeria［1］.

In Mali， CL was described for the first time in 1948 by Lefrou［2］. Izri et al. reported for the first time the zymodeme MON-26 of Leishmania major （L. major） in a Malian patient in 1989［3］. Otherauthors described zymodemes MON- 25， MON- 17 and MON- 117 of L. major in Mali［4，5］. Little data on CL have been reported by the national demographic and health survey［6］； given the difficulty of CL diagnosis， health facilities are not well equipped to diagnose CL，leading to under-notification. Research studies conducted on CL have used different diagnostic methods in different study populations within different regions of Mali. However， CL variation and its burden at the national level remain poor known.

2. Materials and methods

2.1. Search

A literature search was performed to identify records on CL in Mali. The search included original research done in Mali and publications in both French and English. Searches were performed on Hinari， Google scholar， and PubMed using the following terms:“Cutaneous leishmaniasis Mali”； “Leishmaniasis Mali”； “Leishmania major Mali”； or “Phlebotomus Mali”. Unpublished data on LC were searched for in Google.com using the same search terms.

2.2. Study selection

Papers were screened manually. Descriptive studies （cross sectional and cohort） conducted in communities or in health facilities were selected. Articles with full text available were preferred. When full text was not available， the published abstracts were included. Data from unpublished literature （Master's， MD dissertation defended at the Faculty of Medicine， Pharmacy and Dentistry of Bamako） have also been searched， checked and included in our review. Participants of any age were included. Citations were excluded when the full text or abstract were not available. Published papers on visceral leishmaniasis were not included.

2.3. Data collection process

The first author did the literature review， read the documents and checked citation eligibility. Data included in the meta-analysis were checked by the author and the statistician.

2.4. Data items

The data extracted from each study included: study location（community- or hospital-based study， geographic region），participants （tools of diagnosis， frequency of CL， age）， and sandfly fauna （description of fauna， frequency）.

2.5. Planned methods of analysis

Dates， type of study， diagnosis tools and localization were also included to place data in context. Data from each study （LST prevalence or frequency of confirmed CL， community or health facility-based studies） were considered separately. Data were analyzed by region and study population. A meta-analysis approach using STATA software was performed to compare frequencies and to compute the mean prevalence rate of LST-positive reactions in communities and the mean proportion of CL in suspected cases in heath facilities.

3. Results

A total of 39 studies were identified， including 30 peer reviewed papers and nine from the unpublished literature. Five were removed mainly because of duplicating results， and 14 records were excluded after checking of eligibility criteria. Twenty studies have been included， among them six records （four full-text articles， an abstract article and one MD dissertation） that have been included in metaanalysis （Figure 1）.

Table 1Porporttion of positive skin test by study population and proportion of LC among suspected cases in clinic.

Figure 1. Study flow chart.

The mean prevalence of positive LST in the general population was 22.1%； however， it varied by region and by study population（Table 1）. The frequency of CL in patients where there was clinical suspicion of CL was 78.4% （251/320） in Bamako （Mali） between 1997 and 2001［7］. The prevalence of positive reactions to the LST in 1969 in school aged children in Bamako city was 12.7 % （90/705）［8］，and in the city of Mopti in the general population was 4.8% in 1974（12/249）［9］. In the general population in Kemena， Segou region， the prevalence rate of LST positive reactions was 45.4% （301/663） in 2008［10］ and 30.4% （34/112） frequency of LST positive reactions observed between 1957 and 1966 in residents of Bamako from the Segou region （P＜0.01）［8］.

A recent survey conducted in two villages of Segou region shows an annual incidence rate of 18.5% （53/287） in Kemena and 5.7%（32/366） in Sougoula in 2008［10］ （P＜0.01）.

Sand flies collected in rural and suburban areas in Mali have shown a variability of sand fly fauna. To date four species of Phlebotomus sp.: Phlebotomus duboscqi， Phlebotomus rodhaini， Phlebotomus sergenti and Phlebotomus kazeruni have been identified in Mali. Phlebotomus sergenti has been cached in Mopti and Bamako areas. P. kazeruni has been identified in Mopti area［11-14］.

Twenty two species of Sergentomyia sp. have been identified: Sergentomyia schwetzi， Sergentomyia antennenta， Sergentomyia dubia， Sergentomyia cleydi， Sergentomyia africana， Sergentomyia squamipleuris， Sergentomyia affinis affinis， Sergentomyia affinis vorax， Sergentomyia balmicola， Sergentomyia bedfordi， Sergentomyia fallax， Sergentomyia buxtoni， Sergentomyia （Spelaeomyia） darlingi，Sergentomyia christophersi， Sergentomyia wansoni， Sergentomyia magna， Sergentomyia davidsoni， Sergentomyia freetownensis，Sergentmoyia herollandi， Sergentomyia congolensis， Sergentomyia ghesquierei and Sergentomyia （Schoutedeni） schoutedeni， Sergentomyia wansoni， Sergentomyia magna， Sergentomyia davidsoni， Sergentomyia affinis affinis and Sergentomyia balmicola were traped in Mopti and Bamako areas. Sergentomyia freetownensis， Sergentomyia herollandi，Sergentomyia congolensis， Sergentomyia ghesquierei and Sergentomyia（S） schoutedeni have been identified in suburban area of Bamako［11-16］.

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4. Discussion

4.1. Burden

The mean prevalence of positive LST in the general population was 22.1%； however， it varied by region and by study population. The frequency of CL in patients in Bamako was higher than that reported in Niamey （Niger）: 66.7% （64/96） between 1985 and 1987［17］.

The differences observed in disease estimates between the general population （community-based surveys） and suspected cases（hospitals and outbreaks in Dogon villages） could be explained by the study populations， area and the tools used for Leishmania infection detection. In the suspected cases group， the CL cases were diagnosed using PCR or microscopy， while in the general population，the LST （Leishmanin Skin Test） was used for detecting cases contact with Leishmania.

4.1.1. CL in urban areas

In addition to the scarcity of studies on L. major transmission in urban areas of Mali， data on CL in urban areas are old， in Bamako，the city study population consisted of primary and secondary schools， while in Mopti city， it was the general population （no cases of CL have been detected where the LST has been used）. The study in Bamako city with school-aged children from different regions gives the range of the frequency of positive LST in Mali［8］.

At the Centre National de Lutte contre la Maladie （CNAM， the dermatology reference center in Bamako）， suspected cases were ill patients carrying chronic skin wounds that were diagnosed as CL on Leishmania positive thin smears at microscopy. The higher proportion of confirmed CL within suspected patients in CNAM could be explained by the fact that this center is the country-wide reference facility for the diagnosis and the treatment skin diseases［7］. This result differs from that of the Center of Dermatology and Venereology in Segou， where the frequency of 14，06% LC was reported［18］.

4.1.2. CL in rural areas

Descriptive studies on L. major transmission in rural areas indicated that populations older than one year from two villages of Segou region have positive reactions to leishmanin［10］. Outbreaks of CL may occur frequently in rural foci. In 2010， an outbreak of cutaneous wounds in Dogon villages was investigated. Suspected cases of CL were examined by a dermatologist， and samples were collected. PCR of scrapings from wounds edges was performed， and Western blot of sera was used to detect antibodies against Leishmania. Out of 50 patients examined， 28% （14/50） were diagnosed as CL cases.Microscopy examination was negative and frequency of antibody detection by IFA was lower than that of Western blot［19］.

Data collected in the Segou region in 2008［10］ and in the Mopti region in 2010［19］ suggest an increasing contact with L. major when the results of a positive LST in Segou and a positive Western blot in Bandiagara are compared to previous results on reactivity to LST in 1967［8，9］. However these data show that transmission of CL remains significant over time in the Segou region.

Besides the possibility that the prevalence rate of LST-positive reaction observed in these studies could be less than the rate of Leishmania infection in the population， as individuals harboring L. major infection are often LST negative， the rate may also be higher because more than a 5% LST false positive rate is expected ［8］. In addition， a recent analysis of the geographic distribution of PCR-confirmed cases of CL in the data collected by the CNAM reveals that the disease is endemic in the north Sudan savanna， Sahelian areas， and the Sub-Saharan region spanning parts of the Kayes，Koulikoro， Segou， Mopti and Tombouctou regions［20］. These findings support previous results on geographic distribution of positive LST in Mali［20，21］.

Among CL cases reported， 70.1 % （413/589） are from Kayes region （Nioro， Kayes， Bafoulabe， and Yelimane） from 1957-1966［9］， showing that western rural areas of Mali could be more endemic compared to others areas of Mali. Recent findings support these previous data and show also that CL cases come from all the country［22］.

Although the accurate incidence rate of CL in Mali is not known，Alvar and colleagues reported an annual incidence of 290 to 580 cases from 2004 to 2008. The same report suggested an incidence of 2-5 times the number of reported cases［1］. An incidence rate of 6.7 per 1 000 was reported in CNAM in 2003［7］.

Data reviewed suggest a lower transmission of CL in urban areas［8］compared to rural area of Segou［13］. The transmission may vary considerably between villages in rural area. A discrepant prevalence and incidence rates［10］ and discrepant frequency［19］ of CL within villages in rural area have been observed.

4.1.3. Limitations

We did a meta-analysis to measure the burden of CL； few studies have been conducted on CL in Mali. We analyzed studies conducted in different areas in Mali； these studies may have different designs and may use different diagnosis tools conducted at different times. The differences in the estimates and risk of CL in Mali could be explained by the heterogeneity of the studies and design effect. In spite of these differences， this review shows that CL is a rural disease and that transmission occurs mainly in rural areas of the North savanna and Sahel regions of Mali.

4.1.4. Risk factors

The risk of CL is likely to be important in the rural areas of Kayes，Koulikoro， Segou， and Mopti where higher LST-positive reaction has been reported［8］. CL cases recorded （n=251） between 1997 and 2001 show that CL is endemic in the eight regions of Mali；few cases （n=4） were from Tombouctou-Gao-Kidal in the north of Mali compared to Bamako-Kayes-Segou， with （n=233） cases at the center-west of Mali. Infected people were between 20 and 40 years old； men were more infected than women［19］， CL cases occurred in travelers visiting endemic areas of Mali［23］ where locals populations such as farmers， ranchers， and military personnel are mostly infected by L. major［7，10，19，23，24］. Although the disease affects all age groups，the risk of Leishmania infection increases with age［9］； children aged less than three years have lower infection rates compared to adults［10］.

In West Africa， as in Dogon villages in Mali， outbreaks were also reported in Ouagadougou city， Burkina-Faso［25］ and in Ghana within communities presenting significant population movements between endemic and non-endemic areas［26］. Mass migration of unimmunized people in endemic areas and domestication of zoonotic foci due to rapid urbanization and agro-industrial projects such as dams， wells，roads， trash deposits， irrigation systems， and deforestation may have contributed to increased risk of parasitic diseases such as CL［25-27］.

4.1.5. Leishmania-HIV co-infection

Co-infection with Leishmania and HIV was reported in Mali［7，28］；the risk factors associated with HIV-Leishmania co-infection are not well documented in Mali. Descriptive studies at CNAM show that in 261 skin diseases in HIV-positive， there were two （0.7 %） CL cases［28］， and among 251 CL cases， six （2.3 %） were HIV-positive［7］. These results could be explained by the overall lower prevalence of HIV infection in Mali （1.1%）［6］. In Cameroon， 4.8% of CL （7/146）cases were HIV-positive； women were more co-infected than men，likely due to the higher prevalence of HIV in women［29］. However，in Burkina Faso， such differences were not observed［30］. HIV-positive patients were not more exposed than HIV-negative patients to Leishmania infection， and coinfected patients showed a lack of healing of skin lesions［31］. Severe and atypical clinical spectrum of CL has been observed in HIV-positive patients and children［7，31］，co-infection with Leishmania and HIV has caused death （n=1） in CNAM［7］.

4.1.6. Leishmania parasite

The enzyme electrophoresis analysis identified four strains of L. major in Mali. The most prevalent strain is MON- 26， （15 out of 30），followed by MON-74， which is the most prevalent strain described in Burkina Faso［5，31］. Attempts to culture parasites from samples collected in Dogon country for identification of L. major strains was unsuccessful， but Izri et al.， were able to successfully grow L. major from a patient in Bamako and described the first case of CL due to L. major MON-26［3］. L. major DNA was detected in wound scrapings and sand flies in Dogon country and Segou［13，14，19］. PCR-confirmed CL cases demonstrated that L. major was the main species in Mali，with a large geographical distribution［19］. However in regions of Maliwhere LST-positive reaction has been reported without documented PCR-confirmed CL， Leishmania sp. screening should be done.

4.1.7. Vectors

The first collection of sandflies was done in Mali in 1943［11］. Ranque et al.， in 1972 described sand fly fauna on the mountain of Point G around Bamako and have identified P. sergenti and several species of Sergentomyia sp.［12］. Other studies have shown an important variability of sandfly fauna within surveyed areas where the Phlebotomus duboscqi vector of L. major was frequently trapped in rural and suburban areas. Sergentomyia schwetzi was most abundant in the Segou region but very rare in the Mopti region；Sergentomyia （Spelaeomyia） darlingi was more frequently trapped in the Bandiagara area （Mopti） than the Segou region［13，14］.

In Dogon country， four Phlebotomus species （P. duboscqi，P. rodhaini， P. kazeruni， and P. sergenti） and 16 Sergentomyia species were found， including S. （S） darlingi which contained L. major DNA and could play a role in endemic transmission of CL in Mali［14］. These data call for investigating the role of S. （S） darlingi in L. major transmission in Mali. It has been shown that S. schwetzi is refractory to L. major， Leishmania donovani and Leishmania infantum［32］， but in Segou area， no Sergentomyia species were incriminated as a possible vector of L. major， compared to Bandiagara［14］， Ghana［33］ and Portugal［34］ where respectively S. （S） darlingi ， Sergentomyia ingrami and Sergentomyia hamoni and Sergentomyia minuta were naturally infected by L. major.

Few data were found on L. major transmission in urban and suburban areas of Mali. Bamako sandfly surveys showed the presence of two genera:d three Phlebotomus species （P. duboscqi， P. rodhaini and P. sergenti） and several Sergentomyia species［12，15］.

A residual local transmission of L. major in Bamako and surrounding areas might be possible. CL cases reported in residents of Bamako［7］， the presence of P. duboscqi， P. sergenti and P. rodhaini［12，15］ in suburban area and the presence of P. duboscqi in surrounding villages［16］ support the possible transmission of L. major in suburban areas of Bamako. P. rodhaini captured around Bamako has been described recently as a possible vector of Leishmania spp.［27，34］. So far， urban and suburban transmission of Leishmania spp. has not been established in Mali. P. duboscqi has been confirmed as the vector of L. major in rural areas of Mali［13，14］.

4.1.8. Parasite reservoirs

The reservoirs of L. major in West Africa are rodents （Table 2）. In Senegal Mastomys erythrolocus， Tatera gambiana and Arvicanthis niloticus have been found to be infected by L. major［35，36］. To our knowledge， there is no data found on identification of Leishmania parasites in mammals in Mali， and an attempt to identify Leishmania in rodents was unsuccessful［24］. However， in Kenya Mastomys natalensis， Tatera robusta and Arvicanthis niloticus are reservoirs of L. major［37］. Future investigations on Leishmania's reservoirs in Mali should cover rodents and other mammals such as hedgehogs， as L.

major has been isolated from the two species of hedgehog Atelerix algirus and Paraechinus aethiopicus in Algeria［38］.

In Mali， CL is widely distributed， and the prevalence rates of positive reactions to LST are variable； age， residence and occupation are risk factors. Because of the wide geographic distribution， climate and ecological changes， and the risk of outbreak， heath workers and authorities should be aware of possible transmission of L. major and occurrence risk of CL outbreaks in Mali. Sparse data on geographic distribution of CL， population movement， HIV/AIDS co-infection and climate change call for implementation of epidemiological surveillance and more research， with the aim to better understand the epidemiology of CL in Africa. Identification of reservoirs and transmission paths in urban and suburban areas of Mali are required. This would help in the design of new and better adapted strategies for CL prevention and treatment.

Conflict of interest statement

We declare that we have no conflict of interest.

Acknowledgments

We thank Mark Travassos for revising the manuscript， the population of Bandiagara district for participating to the study. This work was supported by the UMI3189， FMERIEUX foundation， and Fogarty International Center［grant number D43TW001589］.

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3 June 2016

Abdoulaye Kassoum Kone， Malaria Research and Training Center，Department of Epidemiology of Parasitic Diseases/ Faculty of Medicine， and Dentistry/ UMI-3189/ University of Science， Technique and Technology of Bamako，BP 1805， Bamako， Mali.

E-mail : fankone@icermali.org

Ogobara K Doumbo， Malaria Research and Training Center， Department of Epidemiology of Parasitic Diseases/ Faculty of Medicine， and Dentistry/ UMI-3189/ University of Science， Technique and Technology of Bamako，BP 1805， Bamako， Mali.

Tel: （223） 20 22 81 09

E-mail: okd@icermali.org