Molecular typing reveals the co-existence of two transmission cycles of American cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Andean Region of Venezuela with Lutzomyia migonei as the vector

Molecular typing reveals the co-existence of two transmission cycles of American cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Andean Region of Venezuela with Lutzomyia migonei as the vector

BACKGROUND The transmission routes for American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) are in flux, so studies examining its transmission in humans, mammalian hosts, and sand fly vectors are urgently needed. OBJECTIVES The aim of this work was understand the epidemiological cycles of Leishmania spp., which c...

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Main Authors: Annhymariet Torrellas, Elizabeth Ferrer, Israel Cruz, Héctor de Lima, Olinda Delgado, José Carrero Rangel, José Arturo Bravo, Carmen Chicharro, Ivonne Pamela Llanes-Acevedo, Michael A Miles, María Dora Feliciangeli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2018-12-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Leishmania
epidemiology
diagnosis
PCR-RFLP
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