title: A first case of cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania (Viannia) lainsoni in Bolivia.
abstract: We present the first known case of cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania (Viannia) lainsoni detected in Bolivia. The parasite was isolated from a young girl living in the subtropical region of Carrasco (900-1000 m above sea level, Caranavi Province, Department of La Paz, Bolivia). The parasite identification was confirmed by multilocus enzyme electrophoresis.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD-La Paz), CP 9214, La Paz, Bolivia, Instituto Nacional de Laboratorios de Salud Nestor Morales Villazón (INLASA), Departamento de Parasitología, C. Rafael Zubieta No. 1889, La Paz, Bolivia.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Le Pont
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mollinedo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cupolillo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001838:Bolivia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D006224:Cricetinae; D004586:Electrophoresis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007891:Leishmania / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology