Restricted Outbreak of American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis with High Microfocal Transmission

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic in Salta, the northwestern province of Argentina. We describe an outbreak involving five recreational hunters whose exposure was limited to several hours in a residual patch of primary forest. All patients presented with typical cutaneous lesions after a mean incub...

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Main Authors: Krolewiecki, Alejandro J., Gil, José F., Quipildor, Marcelo, Cajal, Silvana P., Pravia, Carlos, Juarez, Marisa, Villalpando, Carlos, Locatelli, Fabricio M., Chanampa, Mariana, Castillo, Gabriela, Oreste, María F., Hoyos, Carlos L., Negri, Vanesa, Nasser, Julio R.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3592545/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23339200
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.12-0475
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