Abstract
This paper presents the results of a retrospective study of cutaneous leishmaniasis cases in Al-Badarna and Al-Josh during the year 1993. One hundred and forty nine CL cases from Al-Badarna and ninety eight CL cases from Al-Josh were referred to Medical Care Units in the two villages. The infection rates among the whole population in Al-Badarna and Al-Josh were 15.7% and 17.82% respectively. 74.5 and 68.4% of CL cases have been observed in age groups 11-40 years old in Al-Badarna and Al-Josh respectively, with males were higher affected than females. The age distribution confirmed that cutaneous leishmaniasis is a disease of young people, while the old people may got infected in the past and developed immunity against it.