Risk factors for cutaneous leishmaniasis in the rainforest of Bolivia: a cross-sectional study

Risk factors for cutaneous leishmaniasis in the rainforest of Bolivia: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is an endemic disease in Bolivia, particularly in the rainforest of Cochabamba, in the municipality of Villa Tunari. The precarious, dispersed, and poorly accessible settlements in these farming communities make it difficult to study them, and there a...

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Main Authors: Daniel Eid, Miguel Guzman-Rivero, Ernesto Rojas, Isabel Goicolea, Anna-Karin Hurtig, Daniel Illanes, Miguel San Sebastian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
Subjects:
American cutaneous leishmaniasis
Risk factors
Epidemiology
Bolivia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-018-0089-6

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