Cutaneous leishmaniasis of man due to Leishmania (Viannia) naiffi Lainson and Shaw, 1989

Autor: Lainson R, Jj, Shaw, Fernando Silveira, Rr, Braga, Ea, Ishikawa
Rok vydání: 1990
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Zdroj: Europe PubMed Central
ISSN: 0003-4150
Popis: Until recently mammalian hosts of Leishmania (Viannia) naiffi LainsonShaw, 1989 have been limited to armadillos, Dasypus novemcinctus, in Amazonian Brazil. Past evidence for human cutaneous leishmaniasis due to this parasite is reviewed, and a recent infection in man reported, with identification of the parasite by isoenzyme profiles and a specific monoclonal antibody. The role of some phlebotomine sandfly species as vectors is discussed.
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