Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis associated with domestic animals in Venezuela and Brazil Leishmaniose tegumentar (Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis associada a animais domésticos na Venezuela e no Brasil

Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis associated with domestic animals in Venezuela and Brazil Leishmaniose tegumentar (Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis associada a animais domésticos na Venezuela e no Brasil

After outbreaks of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Solano State, Venezuela, 5% of the population had parasitized ulcers while after similar outbreaks in Mesquita, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, 9% had the disease. In these foci children, including some under six years of age, wre affected. There was no si...

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Main Authors: Cruz Manuel Aguilar, Elizabeth F. Rangel, Leonardo Garcia, Elio Fernandez, Hooman Momen, Gabriel Grimaldi Filho, Zaray de Vargas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1989-03-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
leishmaniose tegumentar
animais domésticos
Venezuela
Brazil
zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis
domestic animals
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