A first case of cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania (Viannia) lainsoni in Bolivia.
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.
Martinez
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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.
Le Pont
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Mollinedo
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Cupolillo
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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