First visceral leishmaniasis focus in Argentina
An eight-year old boy from Posadas (27º 23'S, 55º 54'W) was diagnosed with visceral leishmaniasis (VL) during 2006. Lutzomyia longipalpis was discovered in the backyard of his house, while the spread of canine visceral leishmaniasis was confirmed in Posadas. This is the southernmost report...
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| description | An eight-year old boy from Posadas (27º 23'S, 55º 54'W) was diagnosed with visceral leishmaniasis (VL) during 2006. Lutzomyia longipalpis was discovered in the backyard of his house, while the spread of canine visceral leishmaniasis was confirmed in Posadas. This is the southernmost report of a VL transmission focus and the first in Argentina. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bd87e005aea14018a5361c990b059c8e2023-08-02T09:14:55ZengFundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz0074-02761678-80602008-02-01103110911110.1590/S0074-02762008000100018First visceral leishmaniasis focus in ArgentinaOD SalomonA SinagraMC NevotG BarberianP PaulinJO EstevezAdelina RiarteJ EstevezAn eight-year old boy from Posadas (27º 23'S, 55º 54'W) was diagnosed with visceral leishmaniasis (VL) during 2006. Lutzomyia longipalpis was discovered in the backyard of his house, while the spread of canine visceral leishmaniasis was confirmed in Posadas. This is the southernmost report of a VL transmission focus and the first in Argentina.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000100018visceral leishmaniaisLutzomyia longipalpisArgentinacanine visceral leishmaniasis |
| spellingShingle | OD Salomon A Sinagra MC Nevot G Barberian P Paulin JO Estevez Adelina Riarte J Estevez First visceral leishmaniasis focus in Argentina Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz visceral leishmaniais Lutzomyia longipalpis Argentina canine visceral leishmaniasis |
| title | First visceral leishmaniasis focus in Argentina |
| title_full | First visceral leishmaniasis focus in Argentina |
| title_fullStr | First visceral leishmaniasis focus in Argentina |
| title_full_unstemmed | First visceral leishmaniasis focus in Argentina |
| title_short | First visceral leishmaniasis focus in Argentina |
| title_sort | first visceral leishmaniasis focus in argentina |
| topic | visceral leishmaniais Lutzomyia longipalpis Argentina canine visceral leishmaniasis |
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