Seroepidemiological Studies of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in the Campeche State of México

Seroepidemiological studies of cutaneous leishmaniasis were carried out on 169 individuals in a rural area of the Campeche state of México. Fifty showed cutaneous lesions suggestive of leishmaniasis, 70% were parasite positive and 96% skin test positive. An overall 40% positivity to skin test with M...

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Main Authors: Amalia Monroy-Ostria, Tayde Sosa-Cabrera, Beatriz Rivas -Sanchez, Rosaura Ruiz-Tuyu, Ana R Mendoza-Gonzalez, Luis Favila-Castillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1997-01-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761997000100004