Cutaneous leishmaniasis control in Alta Verapaz (northern Guatemala): evaluating current efforts through stakeholders’ experiences
Abstract Background Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), endemic in Guatemala, mostly affects poor people living in the northern region. A national control program that includes surveillance, diagnose, and treatment offered free of cost by the Ministry of Health (MoH) has been in place since 2003. However,...
Main Authors: | Renata Mendizábal-Cabrera, Isabel Pérez, Víctor Becerril Montekio, Freddy Pérez, Erick Durán, Mei L. Trueba |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-05-01
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Series: | Infectious Diseases of Poverty |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-021-00842-3 |
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