Leishmania guyanensis

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Introduction

Etiologic agent of New World cutaneous & mucocutaneous leishmaniasis.

Epidemiology

  • distribution: Columbia, Brazil, Surinam, French Guyana, Gyuana, Ecuador
  • reservoirs: sloths, anteaters

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References

  1. Clinical Diagnosis & Management by Laboratory Methods, 19th edition, J.B. Henry (ed), W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA. 1996, pg 1267
  2. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed. Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1994, pg 899