The epidemiology and control of leishmaniasis in Andean countries

• Main Authors: Davies Clive Richard (Author), Reithinger Richard (Author), Campbell-Lendrum Diarmid (Author), Feliciangeli Dora (Author), Borges Rafael (Author), Rodriguez Noris (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This paper reviews the current knowledge of leishmaniasis epidemiology in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. In all 5 countries leishmaniasis is endemic in both the Andean highlands and the Amazon basin. The sandfly vectors belong to subgenera Helcocyrtomyia, Nyssomiya, Lutzomyia, and...