Cutaneous leishmaniasis of man due to Leishmania (Viannia) naiffi Lainson and Shaw, 1989

Until recently mammalian hosts of Leishmania (Viannia) naiffi Lainson & Shaw. 1989 have been limited to armadillos. Dasypus novemcinctus. in Amazonian Brazil. Past evidence for human cutaneous leishmaniasis due to this parasite is reviewed. and a recent infection in man reported, with identifica...

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Authors: Lainson, Ralph, Shaw, Jeffrey Jon, Silveira, Fernando Tobias, Braga, Roseli Ribeiro, Ishikawa, Edna Aoba Yassui
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:1990
Country:Brasil
Institution:Instituto Evandro Chagas (IEC)
Repository:Repositório Digital do Instituto Evandro Chagas (Patuá)
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:patua.iec.gov.br:iec/2713
Online Access:https://patua.iec.gov.br/handle/iec/2713
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Leishmania / isolamento & purificação
Leishmania / imunologia
Leishmania / parasitologia
Isoenzimas / análise
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Summary:Until recently mammalian hosts of Leishmania (Viannia) naiffi Lainson & Shaw. 1989 have been limited to armadillos. Dasypus novemcinctus. in Amazonian Brazil. Past evidence for human cutaneous leishmaniasis due to this parasite is reviewed. and a recent infection in man reported, with identification of lhe parasite byisoenzyme profiles and a specific monoclonal antibody. The role of some phlebotomine sandfly species as vectors is discussed.

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