A first case of cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania (Viannia) lainsoni in Bolivia

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 375-377

  Martinez, E ^a,b,d   Le Pont, F ^a   Mollinedo, S ^b   Cupolillo, E ^c  

^a Institut de Recherche Pour le Developpement   (Bolivia)

^b Instituto Nacional de Laboratorios en Salud   (Bolivia)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^d Instituto Nacional de Laboratorios de Salud Bolivia   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Leishmania lainsoni; Leishmaniasis; Lutzomyia velascoi

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; HAMSTER; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEISHMANIA; PARASITOLOGY; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; BOLIVIA; CHILD; CRICETINAE; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS;

EID: 0035403749     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90185-3     Document Type: Article

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