[A new case of autochthonous visceral leishmaniasis in Bolivia].
A sixth autochthonous case of visceral leishmaniasis is reported in Bolivia. It is also the fourth case detected in the Yungas Valley (Department of La Paz) confirming the long-term existence of the disease in this area where cases of canine leishmaniasis and natural infestation of the phlebotomine sandfly, Lutzomyia longipalpis, were previously reported.
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Instituto Boliviano de Biología de Altura, La Paz, Bolivia.
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D000967:Antimony Sodium Gluconate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001838:Bolivia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male
D000967:Antimony Sodium Gluconate
Nouveau cas autochtone de leishmaniose viscérale en Bolivie.