Visceral leishmaniasis in the island of Margarita, Venezuela: a neglected parasitic infection in the Caribbean

Visceral leishmaniasis in the island of Margarita, Venezuela: a neglected parasitic infection in the Caribbean

Visceral leishmaniasis carries a significant burden of disease in the Americas with up to 7000 cases reported annually. There are several reports of autochthonous visceral leishmaniasis cases in the Caribbean, including the Dominican Republic, Guadalupe, Martinique, and Trinidad and Tobago. However,...

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Main Authors:	Gerardine García Oronoz, Laura C. Pedraza-Arévalo, Andrés F. Henao-Martínez, Carlos Franco-Paredes, José A. Suarez
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SAGE Publishing 2021-07-01
Series:	Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1177/20499361211031714

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