Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Sri Lanka

Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is an emerging disease in Sri Lanka. Of 116 patients with clinical symptoms suggestive of CL, 86 were confirmed positive for Leishmania donovani. Most patients had single dry lesions, usually on the face. Patients were from 5 of the 7 agroclimatic zones in Sri Lanka.

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Autores principales: Nawaratna, Sujeevi S.K., Weilgama, Danister J., Wijekoon, Chandana J., Dissanayake, Manel, Rajapaksha, Kosala
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2878215/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18214182
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1307.060773
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author Nawaratna, Sujeevi S.K.
Weilgama, Danister J.
Wijekoon, Chandana J.
Dissanayake, Manel
Rajapaksha, Kosala
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Weilgama, Danister J.
Wijekoon, Chandana J.
Dissanayake, Manel
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description Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is an emerging disease in Sri Lanka. Of 116 patients with clinical symptoms suggestive of CL, 86 were confirmed positive for Leishmania donovani. Most patients had single dry lesions, usually on the face. Patients were from 5 of the 7 agroclimatic zones in Sri Lanka.
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spelling pubmed-28782152010-06-03 Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Sri Lanka Nawaratna, Sujeevi S.K. Weilgama, Danister J. Wijekoon, Chandana J. Dissanayake, Manel Rajapaksha, Kosala Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is an emerging disease in Sri Lanka. Of 116 patients with clinical symptoms suggestive of CL, 86 were confirmed positive for Leishmania donovani. Most patients had single dry lesions, usually on the face. Patients were from 5 of the 7 agroclimatic zones in Sri Lanka. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-07 /pmc/articles/PMC2878215/ /pubmed/18214182 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1307.060773 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Nawaratna, Sujeevi S.K.
Weilgama, Danister J.
Wijekoon, Chandana J.
Dissanayake, Manel
Rajapaksha, Kosala
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Sri Lanka
title Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Sri Lanka
title_full Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Sri Lanka
title_fullStr Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Sri Lanka
title_full_unstemmed Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Sri Lanka
title_short Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Sri Lanka
title_sort cutaneous leishmaniasis, sri lanka
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2878215/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18214182
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1307.060773
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