The epidemiology and control of leishmaniasis in Andean countries

This paper reviews the current knowledge of leishmaniasis epidemiology in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. In all 5 countries leishmaniasis is endemic in both the Andean highlands and the Amazon basin. The sandfly vectors belong to subgenera Helcocyrtomyia, Nyssomiya, Lutzomyia, and...

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Main Authors: Clive Richard Davies, Richard Reithinger, Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum, Dora Feliciangeli, Rafael Borges, Noris Rodriguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2000000400013&lng=en&tlng=en