Tegumentary leishmaniasis in the State of Amazonas: what have we learned and what do we need?

Tegumentary leishmaniasis in the State of Amazonas: what have we learned and what do we need?

This study evaluated the occurrence of American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) in the State of Amazonas, Brazil, in the last 30 years with emphasis on the last 10 years (2001 to 2010). The disease was predominantly observed in males (76.2%), in the 21- to 30-year-old age group (26.6%) and in extrac...

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Main Authors: Jorge Augusto de Oliveira Guerra, Marcel Gonçalves Maciel, Marcus Vinítius de Farias Guerra, Anette Chursciack Talhari, Suzane Ribeiro Prestes, Marcos Antonio Fernandes, Alda Maria Da-Cruz, Alessandra Martins, Leíla Ines de Aguiar Raposo Camara Coelho, Gustavo Adolfo Sierra Romero, Maria das Graças Vale Barbosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2015-06-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Cutaneous leishmaniasis
Amazon
Epidemiology
Mucosal leishmaniasis
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822015000800012&lng=en&tlng=en

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