title: [A new case of autochthonous visceral leishmaniasis in Bolivia].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Boliviano de Biología de Altura, La Paz, Bolivia.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dimier-David
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Inofuentes
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carrasco
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: David
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vargas
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Revollo
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Dedet
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000967:Antimony Sodium Gluconate
vernacular_title: Nouveau cas autochtone de leishmaniose viscérale en Bolivie.