Kasmera (Dec 2019)

Preliminary study of cutaneous leishmaniasis in non-endemic areas of the southern area of Manabí, Ecuador

  • Jazmin Elena Castro Jalca,
  • Ayarí Ávila,
  • Angela María Bracho Mora

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5281/10.5281/zenodo.3526402
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 47, no. 2
pp. 144 – 147

Abstract

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In Ecuador, leishmaniasis is mainly in rural areas. The objective of the work was to identify cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis in residents of non-endemic areas of Manabi. The most limited age was 45-60 with unique lesions. Infection was demonstrated in communities that remained as non-endemic.

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