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,...

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Main Authors: Renata Mendizábal-Cabrera, Isabel Pérez, Víctor Becerril Montekio, Freddy Pérez, Erick Durán, Mei L. Trueba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-021-00842-3

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