1.
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz
; 103(1): 109-11, 2008 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18368242
ABSTRACT
An eight-year old boy from Posadas (27 masculine 23'S, 55 masculine 54'W) was diagnosed with visceral leishmaniasis (VL) during 2006. Lutzomyia longipalpis was discovered in the backyard of his house, while the spread of canine visceral leishmaniasis was confirmed in Posadas. This is the southernmost report of a VL transmission focus and the first in Argentina.
Subject(s)
Dog Diseases/epidemiology , Insect Vectors , Leishmaniasis, Visceral/epidemiology , Psychodidae , Animals , Argentina/epidemiology , Child , Dog Diseases/diagnosis , Dog Diseases/parasitology , Dogs , Humans , Leishmaniasis, Visceral/diagnosis , Leishmaniasis, Visceral/veterinary , Male
2.
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 103(1): 109-111, Feb. 2008. tab
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-478885
ABSTRACT
An eight-year old boy from Posadas (27º 23'S, 55º 54'W) was diagnosed with visceral leishmaniasis (VL) during 2006. Lutzomyia longipalpis was discovered in the backyard of his house, while the spread of canine visceral leishmaniasis was confirmed in Posadas. This is the southernmost report of a VL transmission focus and the first in Argentina.
