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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kalsang Dolma, M.B.B.S.[2]; Nate Michalak, B.A.
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
Age
Most infections occur in people ages 20-40. The disease is rarely seen in children or the elderly.
Race
Developed Countries
- Donovanosis is rare in the United States and other developed countries.
Developing Countries
- Donovanosis is endemic in tropical and developing areas, including India, Papua New Guinea, the Caribbean, central Australia, and southern Africa.[1][2]
- The largest epidemic occurred between 1922 and 1952 in Papua New Guinea where 10,000 cases were identified in a population of 15,000.
- Between 1993 and 1997 in southern India, 14% of genital ulcer cases were identified as donovanosis.
- 3,153 cases of donovanosis were recorded in Durban, South Africa during the late 1980s through late 1990s.[3]
References
- ↑ Richens J (1991). "The diagnosis and treatment of donovanosis (granuloma inguinale)". Genitourin Med. 67 (6): 441–52. PMC 1194766. PMID 1774048.
- ↑ 2015 Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (June 4, 2015). http://www.cdc.gov/std/tg2015/donovanosis.htm Accessed February 29, 2016.
- ↑ O'Farrell N (2002). "Donovanosis". Sex Transm Infect. 78 (6): 452–7. PMC 1758360. PMID 12473810.