FIRST REPORT OF CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS CAUSED BY Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum chagasi IN AN URBAN AREA OF RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
SUMMARY American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) is an infectious disease caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania, and transmitted by sandflies. In the state of Rio de Janeiro, almost all of the cases of American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) are caused by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis, whi...
Main Authors: | Marcelo Rosandiski LYRA, Maria Inês Fernandes PIMENTEL, Maria de Fátima MADEIRA, Liliane de Fátima ANTONIO, Janine Pontes de Miranda LYRA, Aline FAGUNDES, Armando de Oliveira SCHUBACH |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2015-10-01
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Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652015000500451&lng=en&tlng=en |
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