意大利北部的维亚艾米利亚地区从1971～72年共发现了60例内脏利什曼病患者,其中58例发生于山丘地区。在60例中,成人42例,3岁以内的儿童9例,3～6岁的8例,12岁的1例;男性45例,女性15例。成人患者以男性为多(36例),儿童患者男、女几乎相等。患者分散在小村庄中,57例于 Sixty cases of visceral leishmaniasis were found in the Via Emilia region of northern Italy from 1971-72, of which 58 occurred in the hills. Among the 60 cases, 42 were adults, 9 were children under 3 years old, 8 were 3-6 years old and 1 was 12 years old. There were 45 males and 15 females. Adult patients as men (36 cases), male and female children were almost equal. Patients were scattered in small villages with 57 cases