Leishmaniasis cutánea en Colombia: una mirada epidemiológica / Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Colombia: an epidemiological overview
Rev. Eugenio Espejo
; 17(1): 5-7, 20230101.
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS
| ID: biblio-1411815
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RESUMEN
La leishmaniasis resulta una enfermedad infectocontagiosa causada por un protozoo del género Leishmania. Esta constituye un problema de salud importante para diversas regiones de América Latina. El aislamiento social impuesta a raíz de la pandemia de COVID-19 favoreció que disminuyera la incidencia de esta entidad, pero las actividades sociales de la normalidad se retomaron paulatinamente, imponiéndose que se retomen las medidas de seguimiento y control correspondientes.
ABSTRACT
Leishmaniasis is an infectious disease caused by a protozoan of the genus Leishmania. Leishma-niasis constitutes a significant health problem for various regions of Latin America. The social isolation imposed because of the COVID-19 pandemic favored a decrease in the incidence of this entity. However, regular social activities were gradually resumed, imposing the correspon-ding monitoring and control measures.
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
Health problem:
Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Epidemiology
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Communicable Diseases
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Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Colombia
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. Eugenio Espejo
Journal subject:
CIÒNCIA E SAéDE
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Colombia
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Universitario del Valle/CO
